In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of Hennessey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Catherine Hennessey and others, contestants, from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Broome, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 26th day of December, 1912, admitting to probate a paper propounded as the will of Charles V. Hennessey, deceased.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
Charles V. Hennessey died on the 14th day of March, 1912. He had no children, his father was dead, and he had procured a divorce from his wife. He died at the home of his mother, Catherine Hennessey. He left an estate valued at something over $4,000, which estate appears to have been derived largely from the estate of a deceased uncle, Timothy Hennessey. The will in question was made and executed on the 16th day of June, 1909. There does not appear to be any question that this will conforms to all of the statutory requirements; no *137question is raised as to the testamentary…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Talbot v. . LaubheimNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Goldsmith v. CoverlyNew York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of SheehanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- In re the Estate of SheehanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1975
- In re the Estate of MartinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
- Kerwood v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922