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In re the Probate of the Will of Pulvermacher

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

Decided October 14, 1952PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.

The question upon this appeal is whether a paper, entirely in the handwriting of Bobert Pulvermacher, deceased, should be admitted to probate as a testamentary instrument. He had previously executed a more formal will. The paper now offered for probate was not prepared by a lawyer, and is addressed “ To My Executors of My last Will & Testament & To Whom it May Concern ’ ’. It contains no general revocation clause, and was probably intended to operate as a codicil to his previous will, although that question is not now presented. There is no dispute that decedent intended this document to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Lewis v. . LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
  2. Remsen v. BrinckerhoffNew York Supreme Court · 1841
  3. In re the Probate of a Paper Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of AkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
  4. In Re Probate of the Last Will of BeckettNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  5. Lane v. . LaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1884

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Estate of AmicoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1966

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