People ex rel. Lewis v. Fowler
New York Supreme Court
Application for a mandamus to compel one of the surrogates of the county of New York to grant an application for the examination before trial of an adverse party in a contested will proceeding.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitaker, J.
In February, 1919, John A. Lewis filed a petition in the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York, praying for the probate of a certain paper writing, bearing date the 9th day of October, 1911, as the last will and testament of Eosetta L. Hodgman. A citation was issued by Hon. Bobert Ludlow Fowler, surrogate, directing Herbert „ D. Lewis and John A. Lewis, the executor named in the will, to show cause why the will of said Eosetta L. Hodgman should not be admitted to probate as a will of real and personal property. Herbert D. Lewis, one of the next of kin and heirs at law, filed objection…
2Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of GerbereuxNew York Surrogate's Court · 1919