In re the Probate of the Will of Pulvermacher
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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
- Lewis v. . LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Remsen v. BrinckerhoffNew York Supreme Court · 1841
- 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
- In Re Probate of the Last Will of BeckettNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Lane v. . LaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
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- In re the Estate of AmicoNew York Surrogate's Court · 1966