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Matter of Winters

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 8, 1951
98 N.E.2d 477 (N.Y. 1951)

Summary

In Matter of Winters (302 N.Y. 666), the Court of Appeals affirmed without opinion a determination of the Appellate Division, First Department (277 App. Div. 24), that a will is invalid and lacks sufficient compliance with the statutory provision for subscription at the end where the testator's signature is followed by a clause appointing an executor.

Summary of this case from Matter of Stone

Opinion

Argued November 16, 1950

Decided March 8, 1951

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, HENDERSON, S.

Herbert A. Trebing for appellant.

Irving A. Isaacs for Henry Winters and others, respondents.

George H. Berman, respondent in person.


Order affirmed, with costs to all parties appearing separately and filing separate briefs payable out of the estate. No opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD and FROESSEL, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Winters

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 8, 1951
98 N.E.2d 477 (N.Y. 1951)

In Matter of Winters (302 N.Y. 666), the Court of Appeals affirmed without opinion a determination of the Appellate Division, First Department (277 App. Div. 24), that a will is invalid and lacks sufficient compliance with the statutory provision for subscription at the end where the testator's signature is followed by a clause appointing an executor.

Summary of this case from Matter of Stone
Case details for

Matter of Winters

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of JOHN WINTERS, Deceased. JOHN…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 8, 1951

Citations

98 N.E.2d 477 (N.Y. 1951)
98 N.E.2d 477

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