Blair v. Blair
New York Supreme Court
Action by the plaintiff to compel the defendants to contribute each one-fifth of $2,700 to reimburse him for moneys of his own which he paid counsel in an unsuccessful attempt to prove the will of Lewis R. Blair, deceased, in which the plaintiff was named as executor and "to have it declared that he has a lien upon certain bonds, or their proceeds, deposited by the parties with the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company in pursuance of an agreement between the parties made April…
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Action by the plaintiff to compel the defendants to contribute each one-fifth of $2,700 to reimburse him for moneys of his own which he paid counsel in an unsuccessful attempt to prove the will of Lewis R. Blair, deceased, in which the plaintiff was named as executor and "to have it declared that he has a lien upon certain bonds, or their proceeds, deposited by the parties with the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company in pursuance of an agreement between the parties made April 20, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
The plaintiff, having been named as executor, presented for probate in 1894 to the surrogate of the county of ¡New York an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Lewis R. Blair, deceased. On ¡November 20, 1894, this instrument was admitted to probate and letters *81testamentary issued thereon to the plaintiff. The defendants, William E. Blair, Charles H. Blair and Wesley S. Blair, now deceased (his administrator being made a party defendant to this action), having contested the probate before the surrogate, appealed from the decree admitting the will to probate, and in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re Blair's WillNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- In re Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of BlairAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of BlairAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
3Cited by1 opinion
- Young v. Tortilla FlatsOhio Court of Appeals · 1987