MATTER OF SCHELL


277 A.D. 513 (1950)

In the Matter of the Probate of The Will of Richard M. Schell, Deceased. Alice S. Porcher, Appellant; Bank of New York & Fifth Avenue Bank, Individually and as Executor of and Trustee under The Will of Richard M. Schell, Deceased, et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

November 15, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Ryan and Glenn L. Buck for appellant.

Emmet, Marvin & Martin for Bank of New York & Fifth Avenue Bank, respondent.

Stanley Gray Horan for New York City Mission Society, respondent.

Conrad Saxe Keyes for Florence S. Virgin, individually and as executrix of Fred O. Virgin, respondent.

Cobb, Cobb & Simpson for George Junior Republic Association and Esther B. George, respondents.

FOSTER, P. J., BREWSTER, DEYO and COON, JJ., concur.


BERGAN, J.

Entirely in his own handwriting Richard M. Schell drew up his will and executed it with due formality. It was dated March 9, 1921. It was written on four double sheets of personal note paper, folded in book form so that each sheet had four pages, and fastened together with staples. The pages of the first three folded sheets were numbered 1 to 12; the four pages of the fourth and last sheet were not...

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