Shermer's Appeals
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Certiorari to the Register’s Court of Philadelphia. This was a certiorari to the Register’s Court of the city of Philadelphia, at the instance of John A. Shermer, one of the children, and devisee and legatee of Joseph Shermer, deceased, and the executor of his will. On the llth day of February 1869, the appellant produced and proved, before the register, the will of Joseph Shermer, to which no objection was made.
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Certiorari to the Register’s Court of Philadelphia. This was a certiorari to the Register’s Court of the city of Philadelphia, at the instance of John A. Shermer, one of the children, and devisee and legatee of Joseph Shermer, deceased, and the executor of his will. On the llth day of February 1869, the appellant produced and proved, before the register, the will of Joseph Shermer, to which no objection was made. Ry this will he devised the whole of his estate (except a provision for his wife) to the two children which he then had. Subsequently, viz., November 19th 1854, another daughter…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by
Thompson, J.
There are two appeals now before us from the same court, on the same subject-matter, and they are the second and third appeals to the decision of the Register’s Court, in refusing to admit to probate an alleged codicil to the will of Joseph Shermer, deceased.
The codicil was first offered for probate on the 30th March 1859, and the register admitted it to probate. From this an appeal was taken to the Register’s Court, which, on the 17th June 1861, reversed the register and entered the following decree: “Now, June 17th 1861, after hearing the…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Stewart EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Hallman v. HallmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889