Case Name: In the Matter of the Proposed Probate of a Written Instrument Purporting to Be the Last Will and Testament of Johanna B. Hauer, Deceased, Late of the Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Julius M. Hauer, Appellant; Samuel W. Hauer and Others, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1920-06
Citations: 193 A.D. 893
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Proposed Probate of a Written Instrument Purporting to Be the Last Will and Testament of Johanna B. Hauer, Deceased, Late of the Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Julius M. Hauer, Appellant; Samuel W. Hauer and Others, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 193
Pages: 893–893

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Proposed Probate of a Written Instrument Purporting to Be the Last Will and Testament of Johanna B. Hauer, Deceased, Late of the Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Julius M. Hauer, Appellant; Samuel W. Hauer and Others, Respondents.

Opinion:
Decree of the Surrogate's Court of Kings county reversed, and new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, on the ground that the verdict of the jury and the decision of the learned surrogate are against the weight of the evidence. Jenks, P. J., Mills, Rich, Blaekmar and Jayeox, JJ., concur.