MATTER OF BONNER


23 A.D.2d 747 (1965)

In the Matter of the Probate of The Will of Merritt Bonner, Deceased. William B. Bonner, Appellant; Victor D. Borst, Jr., et al., Respondents

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

April 27, 1965


Decree, admitting a will to probate, affirmed.

BREITEL, J. P. (dissenting).

The decree allowing probate of this mutilated will should be reversed on the law and the facts and probate denied.

The will was found cut in two, irregularly but as if by a pair of scissors. It was allegedly found by one of the proponents among the papers of decedent in a trunk owned by decedent. The first envelope in which the will was contained was similarly...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases