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In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Eliza A. Fish, Deceased; Malinda Crouch et al., Appellants; Maud A. B. Fish, as Executrix of Henry L. Fish, Deceased, Respondent

153 N.Y. 679·New York Court of Appeals·1897·NY

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Opinion

In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Eliza A. Fish, Deceased; Malinda Crouch et al., Appellants; Maud A. B. Fish, as Executrix of Henry L. Fish, Deceased, Respondent. Matter of Fish, 88 Hun, 56, affirmed. (Argued June 15, 1897; decided October 5, 1897.) Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered August 2, 1895, which affirmed a decree of the surrogate of Monroe county, refusing to admit to probate the will of Eliza A. Fish, deceased. Uarmibal Smith for appellants. J. Stuart Page for respondent. [MAJORITY] Judgment affirmed on opinion below, with costs. All concur, except Gray, J., absent.