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Battles Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 8, 1954No. Appeal, 243PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

This appeal concerns the construction of a will. The pivotal question is whether or not the hearing judge correctly ruled that parol testimony of testamentary intent could not be admitted.

Charlotte Elizabeth Battles, the testatrix, provided in the third item of her will: “It has been my desire that the property which I purchased from the Estate of Charlotte Webster and which is known as the Webster Home, and which was the home of my grandparents, James and Mary Webster, located on Main Street in the Borough of Girard, Pennsylvania, shall be utilized as a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Britt EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Rosengarten EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  3. Clark EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Willard's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
  5. Lerch's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Beisgen EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Med-Mar, Inc. v. DILWORTHSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  3. Soles EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. In Re Estate of MacFarlaneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. In Re the Estate of BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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