Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Stephani
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 17, 1937PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrapser, J.
The will and codicil were dated the 17th day of April, 1919. Objections were filed to the probate of the will and codicil and were withdrawn after the execution and approval by the surrogate of a compromise agreement between the interested parties. The will and codicil were holographic, and no question is raised about the due execution and publication of the same.
The decedent died on February 1,1935, at the age of about seventy years, and was a patient in the Dannemora State Hospital. The decedent had been convicted in New York county of murder in the second degree; he shot and killed his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Delafield v. . ParishNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- People ex rel. Stephani v. NorthNew York Supreme Court · 1915
- Trust Co. of America v. State Safe Deposit Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of NinerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1984
- In re the Estate of StephaniNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
- People ex el. Greenwell v. McNeillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941