Legal Opinion

In re the Probate of a Paper Propounded as Last Will & Testament of Turner

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

Decided February 10, 1911PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by Robert L. Turner and another from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York, entered"in said Surrogate’s Court on the 8th day of July, 1910, admitting to probate a paper propounded as the last will and testament of Matilda Turner, deceased, and construing certain parts thereof.

1Opinion of the Court

McLaughlin, J. :

Matilda Turner died on the 5th of August, 1909. Three days prior thereto she executed a last will and testament, which, after a contest, was admitted to probate.- At the time of her death and when the will was executed she owned six leaseholds, known as Nos. 325, 327, 329 and 331 Ninth avenue, and Nos. 400 and 402 West *646Twenty-ninth street in the city of New York.- She left her surviving three sons, two daughters, named in the will, and certain grandchildren, not náméd, children of a deceased son. She attempted to dispose of the six leaseholds in her will, of which the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brown v. . QuintardNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  2. Holmes v. . MeadNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  3. Benedict v. . WebbNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  4. Bingel v. VolzIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Gallavan v. GallavanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of LummisNew York Surrogate's Court · 1917
  2. Chase National Bank v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.New York Supreme Court · 1934
  3. In re ProssAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
  4. In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of HansenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1911
  5. In re the Probate of a Paper Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of TurnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912

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