Legal Opinion

In re Hall

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided September 15, 1879PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Calvin, Surrogate.

Redfield, in his Law and Practice in Surrogates’ Courts, at page 388, states that “ the practice generally prevails of permitting objections to *150be stated in the most general language,” wherever it appears that the transactions embraced in the account are not within the personal knowledge of the contestant. There seems to be an obvious propriety in such a practice—but wherever it is apparent that the items of account are within the knowledge of' the contestant, the objections should be so specified as to call attention to the particular items questioned.

In this case, so far…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Geer v. RansomNew York Surrogate's Court · 1882
  2. Seymour v. Spring Forest Cemetery Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Thompson v. MottNew York Surrogate's Court · 1882

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