In re the Probate of a Paper Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of Knight
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceeding upon the probate of a will.
1Opinion of the Court
Fowler, S.
The probate of the paper propounded as the last will and testament of Sarah A. Knight is contested by distant cousins of the deceased on the usual grounds, want of testamentary capacity and undue influence. The case has been ably presented and closely.
Sarah A. Knight, the alleged testatrix, was an unmarried, woman of some seventy years of age at the time the testamentary instrument here propounded came into being. Miss Knight had of late years no near relatives, her parents and her brothers,, from whom she derived her large estate, having predeceased her.. This estate so inherited…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re SeagristAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Robins v. CoryellNew York Supreme Court · 1858
- In re Campbell's WillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of KearneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- In re Falabella's WillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1913
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