Case Name: In the Matter of Proving the Last Will and Testament of Irving Atkins, Deceased. Grace Churchill and Bessie Coleman, Appellants; Howard B. Lord, as Administrator with the Will Annexed of Irving Atkins, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1933-07
Citations: 240 A.D. 781
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Proving the Last Will and Testament of Irving Atkins, Deceased. Grace Churchill and Bessie Coleman, Appellants; Howard B. Lord, as Administrator with the Will Annexed of Irving Atkins, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 240
Pages: 781–781

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Proving the Last Will and Testament of Irving Atkins, Deceased. Grace Churchill and Bessie Coleman, Appellants; Howard B. Lord, as Administrator with the Will Annexed of Irving Atkins, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
Decree of the Surrogate's Court of Orange county affirmed, with costs, payable out of the estate, to all parties filing briefs. Kapper, Hagarty, Carswell and Tompkins, JJ., concur; Lazansky, P. J., dissents and votes for reversal and a new trial on the ground that it was error to exclude the testimony of Mrs. Bedford with reference to the signature of the decedent.