In re Zerega's Will
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from surrogate’s court, New York county. Petition by Francis A. Zerega and others that a decree admitting to probate the will of Augustus Zerega, deceased, be vacated and set aside. From an order denying the application, the petitioners appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.
This applióation, so far as it charges Mr. Barnard with misrepresentations, is not sustained. The facts and circumstances disclosed and duly considered justify this conclusion. It is not deemed at all necessary to state them in detail. The proposition that Mr. Zerega at the time of his death was a resident of the city of New York has not been sustained, however, but, on the contrary, has been successfully assailed. He had a temporary abode here, it is true, but it was in a house occupied by his daughter, for whose use it seems to have been purchased at the time of her marriage. He paid for…
2Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of WendelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of WorkNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912
- In re Zerega's WillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1892
- In re the Estate of LyonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1921