In re the Probate of Last Will & Testament of Nelson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Jacob Kelson and others from a decree of the Surrogate’s Gorart of the county of Kings, entered- in said Surrogate’s-Court on the 29th day of October, 1903, refusing to admit to probate a paper propounded as the last will and testament of Samuel Nelson, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
Jacob Nelson, as the administrator appointed by the will of the late Samuel Nelson of the borough of Brooklyn, offered said last will and testament for probate before the surrogate of Kings county, and upon the objections of Sarah Nelson, widow of the deceased, this will has been denied probate. The decree adjudges “ that the said instrument, in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of the said Samuel Nelson, deceased, was not executed and attested in the manner prescribed by law for the execution and attestation of last wills and testaments, and that the said…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re Proving the Will of MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
3Cited by6 opinions
- In re the Probate of Papers Propounded as the Last Will & Testament & a Codicil thereto of Van NessNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912
- In re Falabella's WillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1913
- In re a Paper Propounded for Probate as the Last Will & Testament of KlinznerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1911
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- Haight v. HaightNew York Supreme Court · 1908
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