Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of McAvish

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided January 20, 1937PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Delehanty, S.

The court finds as a fact that deceased signed the instrument propounded as her will in the presence of Isidor Rothenberg and Margaret M. Mitchell; that she declared the instrument to be her will; that she requested each of the persons there present to sign as her witnesses and that they did sign in her presence and in the presence of each other.

The fact that the signature Margaret M. Mitchell made on that occasion is below the attestation clause and the signature of Isidor Rothenberg is above it does not affect adversely the right of proponent to have the will admitted. Neither…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament & the Codicil Thereto of McDonoughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re the Probate of the Will of DouglasNew York Surrogate's Court · 1948
  2. In re the Probate of the Will of RyanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958

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