Case Name: In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Wilhelmina Lindemann, Deceased
Court: New York Surrogate's Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1947-11-12
Citations: 191 Misc. 285
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Wilhelmina Lindemann, Deceased.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 191
Pages: 285–285

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Wilhelmina Lindemann, Deceased.
Surrogate’s Court, Queens County,
November 12, 1947.
Sigismund J. Trapani for petitioner.

Opinion:
Savarese, S.
Paragraph " First" of the propounded instrument directs decedent's husband, the sole legatee, to pay all her debts and funeral expenses. Paragraph " Third " confers a power of sale upon the husband for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the will. Although he is not expressly appointed executor, the implication is clear that decedent intended him to act in that capacity. Petitioner is accordingly an executor by the tenor of the will. The proof satisfies me that the propounded instrument was duly executed as a will at a time when decedent was competent and free from restraint. Submit decree, accordingly, admitting will to probate.