Matter of Will of O'Hara

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1884-04-15

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Finch, J. The testatrix gave to three persons, who were her lawyer, her doctor and her priest, absolutely, but as joint tenants, the bulk of her estate. Practically she disinherited her relatives in favor of strangers, who had no claim upon her bounty except such as originated in their professional characters, and the confidence and friendship thus engendered. For this reason probate…

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