In re Proving the Lost Will of Ascheim
New York Surrogate's Court
Proceeding to probate a lost will.
1Opinion of the Court
Fowler, S.
This is a proceeding pursuant to section 2621 of the Code of Civil Procedure to probate a lost or destroyed will. The proceeding is governed by the provisions of the Code relative to actions in the Supreme Court to establish a will. Code Civ. Pro., §§ 1861, 1865; Matter of Kennedy, 167 N. Y. 163, 168. The children of Mrs. Ascheim oppose such application to probate the lost will.
In limne it will be found that the testimony taken before the surrogate does not establish the incapacity of Mrs. Ascheim at any time to revoke her will. It will be conceded that an act of revocation of a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Delafield v. . ParishNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Collyer v. . CollyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- In Re the Probate of the Will of CunnionNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- In re the Probate of Two Papers Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of FormanNew York Supreme Court · 1869
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- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of DorrityNew York Surrogate's Court · 1922
- In re Condon to Prove a Certain Lost Instrument as the Last Will & Testament of CondonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1925
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