Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Scott
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 4, 1937PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sheils, S.
This is a construction proceeding.
The testatrix was a resident of the town of Cortlandt. She died on July 19, 1934, leaving a will dated July 11, 1934, admitted to probate on November 27, 1934. She left surviving her husband, Charles Scott, a sister, Nellie Mills (this petitioner), and various *481nephews, nieces and grandnieces as her only distributees. Her estate consists of real property of the estimated value of $15,000 and personal property of approximately $10,000.
Her will, which was entirely in her own handwriting, reads as follows:
“ Fifth Ave. Hospital,
July 11, 1934.
“ This is my…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tillman v. . OgrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Phillips v. . PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- In re the Last Will & Testament of BarneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
- In Re the Will of BarneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- In re CrawfordNew York Surrogate's Court · 1917
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Accounting of FrankenthalerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1955
- In re the Estate of BrederNew York Surrogate's Court · 1980