Colligan v. McKernan
New York Surrogate's Court
Application, made by Eliza McKernan, decedent’s sister, for the probate of his will; opposed by Bernard Colligan and others, decedent’s brothers. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Surrogate.
An instrument purporting to be the will of this decedent and bearing date February 18th, 1867, was lately propounded for probate in this court. Its due execution has been satisfactorily proved, and the evidence leaves no room for doubting the testamentary capacity of its maker, and his freedom from undue influence and restraint. But its admission to probate is opposed upon the ground that its provisions *423were revoked by a later will, which, the testator is claimed to have executed in the year 1868. Such later will has not been produced before the Surrogate. A fruitless search has…
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