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N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1423 — Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence The exemplification of the record of a will proved before the judge of the former c...
N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1423
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§ 1423. Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence
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N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1423 — Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence The exemplification of the record of a will proved before the judge of the former c... is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 1423. Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence
The exemplification of the record of a will proved before the judge of the former court of probate and recorded in his office before January 1, 1785, certified under the seal of the officer having custody of the record, shall be admitted in evidence in any case after it has been made to appear that diligent and fruitless search has been made for the original will.