New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Robert E. Hopkins, Deceased. Robert E. Hopkins, Jr., Appellant; Fanny W…
November 11, 1902172 N.Y. 360
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, holding that expert testimony identifying the maker of cancellation marks on a will is inadmissible because such marks are not "writings" within the statutes permitting handwriting comparison, and remanded for a jury trial on the revocation issue.