Legal Opinion

Crawford's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 14, 1928No. Appeals, 3 and 4PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Walling,

This petition was filéd by legatees to compel executors and trustees to set up trusts in accordance with the terms of the will. Huldah A. Crawford, late of Lackawanna County, died December 6,1918, leaving an estate of the approximate value of one and a half million dol-' lars, the bulk of which was in stocks and bonds. Her last will is, inter alia, as follows: “First: I give and bequeath to my son, James G. Shepherd, the sum of Four Hundred Thousand ($400,000) Dollars and all moneys received from my life insurance.

“Second: I give and bequeath to my beloved…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Nirdlinger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  2. Kenaday v. SinnottSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Taylor's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  4. Detre's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  5. Mizener's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. LaRocca EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. Kenna EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Horn's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  4. Lenhart's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  5. Stirling's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

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