Legal Opinion
In re the Probate of the Will of Foulds
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 28, 1961PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the Surrogate of Warren County, dated February 4, 1960, denying appellants’ application to vacate the decree of said court dated March 10, 1959, which admitted to probate as the last will and testament of Helen E. Foulds, four writings — a will dated March 11, 1938 and three codicils dated respectively April 28, 1941, April 8, 1943 and May 12, 1949.
The three appellants, two grandnieces and a grandnephew of the deceased and her only distributees, defaulted after they had been personally served with a citation. They contend that probate should be reopened…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- In Re of Proving the Last Will & Testament of CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- In re the Estate of DroneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of CableAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- In Re the Will of CableNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Probate of the Alleged Will of MarinusNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
- deGRAAF v. OwenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Matter of Estate of CroftWyoming Supreme Court · 1986