IN RE HAND WILL


95 N.J. Super. 182 (1967)

230 A.2d 408

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROBATE OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MORGAN HAND, II, DECEASED.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 19, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Marvin D. Perskie argued the cause for appellant Elisabeth J. Hand (Messrs. Perskie & Perskie, attorneys).

Mr. William J. Hughes argued the cause for respondent, Mary G. Hand (Messrs. Loveland, Hughes & Garrett, attorneys; Mr. Robert F. Garrett, III, on the brief with Mr. Hughes).

Before Judges GAULKIN, LEWIS and LABRECQUE.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LEWIS, J.A.D.

Morgan Hand II died January 19, 1966 leaving a last will and testament dated December 23, 1964 which was admitted to probate January 31, 1966. The central issue of this appeal is whether Elisabeth J. Hand, his only child, has standing to contest the will. In it testator named his wife Mary G. Hand (herein plaintiff) as executrix and his daughter (herein defendant) as contingent executrix. He gave his daughter...

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