Legal Opinion

Estate of Anna M. Deaner

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 22, 1929No. Appeals 125 and 126PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Linn, J.,

Testatrix died June 30, 1925, leaving a will dated 4 days before her death. She left $4,000 to the Conestoga National Bank of Lancaster, “the interest on which is to be used for the maintenance and upkeep of our family lot in which my parents are buried at Woodward Hill Cemetery,” and $2,000, “the interest on which is to be used for the maintenance and upkeep of the grave of my grandfather ...... in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.” The balance for distribution for all purposes is but $1,331.37.

The question is whether the trusts are valid. The learned court below held that by the Act…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jones v. HabershamSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Coit v. ComstockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
  3. Mason v. Bloomington Library Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Kessler's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  5. Thompson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Renner EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  2. United States v. EvansDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Stephan's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Essig EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. Devereux's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1943

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