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In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Harvey N. De Witt, Deceased. Robert H. Clark, as Executor, Appellant; Lillie M. De Witt, Respondent
188 N.Y. 567·New York Court of Appeals·1907·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Harvey N. De Witt, Deceased. Robert H. Clark, as Executor, Appellant; Lillie M. De Witt, Respondent.
(Submitted March 8, 1907;
decided April 2, 1907.)
Matter of De Witt, 113 App. Div. 790, affirmed.
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 8, 1906, which modified and affirmed as modified a decree of the Orange County Surrogate’s Court admitting to probate a paper propounded as the will of Harvey N. De Witt, deceased.
John F. Halstead for appellant.
John A. Kemp for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
Concur: Cullen, Oh. J., Gray, Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Willard Bartlett, Hiscook and Chase, JJ.