Legal Opinion

In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Hernandez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 14, 1913PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal by the proponent, Walter Hernandez, from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Kings county, entered in the office of said surrogate on the 15th day of July, 1913, as reset- ' tied by an order entered in said office on the 21st day of July, 1913, denying proponent’s motion for an order disallowing certain proposed interrogatories.

1Opinion of the Court

Jenks, P. J.:

The will is attacked upon the grounds of non-execution, testamentary incapacity and undue influence. The interrogatories in the commission objected to relate to the actions of a named woman. Neither they nor the record suggest relations between her and the testator, or even that they knew one another. No interrogatory calls for an answer that bears directly upon the-issues. At most, they indicate an occasional association between this woman and the proponent, who is the husband of the testator and practically her sole beneficiary. It is not suggested in the record that the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Uline v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  2. Zeggio v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
  3. Shafer v. McIntyreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of MillerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
  2. Brown v. GoldenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958
  3. In re GiauqueNew York Surrogate's Court · 1914

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