Dorris's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 237, Oct. T., 1915, by Julia Dorris, from decree of O. C. Huntingdon Co., No. 178, 1915, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of William Dorris, deceased. Exceptions to report of William H. Trade, Esq., and J. F. Schock, Esq., auditors.
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Appeal, No. 237, Oct. T., 1915, by Julia Dorris, from decree of O. C. Huntingdon Co., No. 178, 1915, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of William Dorris, deceased. Exceptions to report of William H. Trade, Esq., and J. F. Schock, Esq., auditors. From the record it appeared that William Dorris died September 2, 1904, leaving to survive him a widow and five children, namely: William W. Dorris and John D. Dorris, children by his first wife, and Anne Dorris, now Anne Dorris Chisolm, Julia Dorris and Mary Dorris Miller, children by the surviving widow. He was a lawyer of many…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
For many years prior to his death the testator, who wrote his own will, Avas a lawyer of distinction and repute in the community in which he lived. At the time the *349will was written Ms family consisted of his wife, two sons and three daughters. All of these survived him. All, save one son, William, were made executors of the will. At the time of his death the testator was the owner of both personal and real estate. The former was not extensive, and as we understand the record was entirely covered by the bequest in the second clause or item of the will, to which we shall…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- France's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1874
- Hellman ex rel. Miltenberger v. HellmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
- Reimer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Cooper v. PogueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
- Garret v. RexSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1837
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3Cited by4 opinions
- King v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Gibbons's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Shaw's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Whitmore's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1933