In re the Probate of a Paper Writing Purporting to be the Last Will & Testament of Gihon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decree of Surrogate’s Court-affirmed, with costs.—Appeal by Elizabeth Remsen Le Roy Dale from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Westchester county, entered on the 20th day of January, 1899, admitting to probate a paper propounded as the last will and testament of Caroline Rem-sen Gihon. deceased, by William Gihon, Frederick G. Le Roy and Haley Fiske, the persons named as executors in said instrument.—
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett. J.:
This was a proceeding for the probate of a paper propounded as the will of Caroline Remsen Gibon, who was a resident of "Westchester county, but died in the city of'New York on June 15, 1898. The will was dated March 1,1898, and was executed by Mrs. Gibon on that day in the office of Mr. Hamilton Odell, by whom it had been drawn pursuant to directions received.by him from the .testatrix both personally and by letter., The instrument was witnessed by Mr. Hamilton Odell and by Mr. James H. Robertson, his managing clerk. Its main features are (1) a gift .of the house and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cudney v. . CudneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
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- In re Gihon's WillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1899
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