Mifflin's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 253, Oct. T., 1911, by John B. Large, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Ann P. Mifflin, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. From the record it appeared that the testatrix executed a will on June 14, 1889, bequeathing her estate to James Large, her nephew, in trust to pay the income to Lily S. Mifflin, widow of her son, James Mifflin, for life, or so long as she remained his widow, then over.
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Appeal, No. 253, Oct. T., 1911, by John B. Large, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Ann P. Mifflin, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. From the record it appeared that the testatrix executed a will on June 14, 1889, bequeathing her estate to James Large, her nephew, in trust to pay the income to Lily S. Mifflin, widow of her son, James Mifflin, for life, or so long as she remained his widow, then over. By a codicil dated May 4, 1903, after reciting the death of James Large, testatrix gave to Lily S. Mifflin all money on deposit in any bank…
1Opinion of the Court
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Henderson, J.,
By the second clause of the first codicil to her will the testator bequeathed to Lily Sturgis Mifflin “all my money on deposit in any bank or Trust Company whether in my name or in the name of my daughter-in-law Lily Sturgis Mifflin,” and by the first and second clauses in the second codicil she bequeathed to John Zane and Mary O’Brian $1,000 and $5,000 respectively. In the same codicil and by the third clause she devised and bequeathed to her executors all of her estate real, personal and mixed in trust for the purposes therein set forth. The appellants contend that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Price v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
- Willard's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
- Sigel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Welch's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
- Barrett's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
3Cited by9 opinions
- McClure's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Hartman's Estate (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Dutton's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Vernier's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Baily EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Montgomery County · 1964
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