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MATTER OF WATTS

31 N.Y.2d 491 (1973)

In the Matter of The Estate of Amandus Watts, Deceased. Louise Lieber, Respondent; Lewis F. X. Cotignola, as Preliminary Executor of Amandus Watts, Deceased, et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 7, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis F. X. Cotignola, pro se (Jack Korshin of counsel), for Lewis F. X. Cotignola, preliminary executor, appellant and John L. A. Bond for William Wells, appellant.

Adam R. Palmer for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER concur; Judge BREITEL taking no part.

BURKE, J.

This appeal poses the question of whether respondent Louise Lieber and decedent Amandus Watts entered into a common-law marriage in the State of Florida.

Amandus Watts (decedent) died on June 14, 1966. Respondent Louise Lieber (respondent) applied for letters of administration of decedent's estate asserting that "she is the common law wife and/or a creditor and/or a person entitled to the residuary...

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