Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Eckert
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 3, 1978PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Millard L. Midonick, S.
This contested probate proceeding was tried before the court without a jury. The propounded instrument is dated May 21, 1976. The decedent, an elderly childless widow, died four months later on September 1, 1976. The will of the testatrix provides that her entire estate, after payment of debts and funeral expenses, shall be divided equally among two nieces *679and the husband of one of the nieces, who was also the attorney-draftsman of the will and the executor named in the will. Seven of the nine remaining distributees, nieces and nephews of the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Riggs v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In Re the Probate of the Will of KindbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Oliver v. WellsNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In Re the Will of PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In re the Estate of HedgesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- In re Christine D.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- In re the Estate LawsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- In re the Estate of LachmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1979
- In re the Estate of TankNew York Surrogate's Court · 1986
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