Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Whitmarsh
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 5, 1929PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Schenck, S.
Margaret A. Whitmarsh, the decedent, executed the alleged will May 23, 1925, and was on that date about seventy-three years of age, living alone in Watervliet. On or about April 22, 1926, she was examined at St. Peter’s Hospital and it was found that she had a marked arteriosclerosis and a further examination by physicians, on May 5, 1926, resulted in a finding that she was suffering from senile dementia and she was committed to the Hudson River Hospital, a few days later, on a certificate of lunacy.
The issues raised by the objections embrace the execution of the instrument, undue…
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- Smith v. . KellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
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