In re the Probate of the Will of Perkett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Mary Jane Perkett from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Essex county, entered in' the office of the clerk of said court on the 31st day of October, 1919, admitting to probate the last will and testament of Peter Perkett, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, J.:
The appellant, Mary Jane Perkett, is the widow of the deceased. She filed objections to the probate of bis will, alleging that the will was not executed with the statutory formalities, that he was incompetent, and that he was unduly influenced. A jury trial on the issues thus formed was duly demanded. The surrogate directed the jury to gender a verdict -unfavorable to the appellant on every ground specified by her in her objections. She appeals, urging on this appeal that the evidence was such as to require submission to the jury of the question as to whether the will was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re the Probate of the Will of KindbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- In re Probate of the Will of FogartyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949