New York Court of Appeals

The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, Respondent v. Mary Kelly, Appellants

December 5, 187667 N.Y. 409

Summary

The Court of Appeals held that the instrument presented was not a validly executed will because the testator's signature was not made in the presence of the witnesses and was not placed at the end of the instrument, and therefore affirmed the surrogate's refusal to admit it to probate, reversing the General Term.