Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Carney

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided November 10, 1961PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

John J. Curran, S.

This is an application by the sole distributee of the late William E. Carney, deceased, to open the probate proceedings so as to permit him to file objections to the probate of decedent’s will. On this application the executors were made parties but no notice was given to the beneficiaries under decedent’s will.

William E. Carney died on September 2,1960, and was buried three days later. It is alleged in the moving papers that on the day of the funeral the petitioner was approached by one of the proponents of the will, an attorney, who submitted a waiver of citation for his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of LeslieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
  2. In re the Estate of JonesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
  3. In re the Estate of MartinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1944
  4. In re the Probate of the Will of BonesteelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Estate of BobstNew York Surrogate's Court · 1995

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