Kreiser's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Lebanon county: No. 63, to May Term 1871: In the distribution of the estate of Jacob Kreiser, deceased, decreeing to Elizabeth Kreiser, the widow of. the decedent, her share of his estate under the intestate laws instead of the provisions for her in his will.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Lebanon county: No. 63, to May Term 1871: In the distribution of the estate of Jacob Kreiser, deceased, decreeing to Elizabeth Kreiser, the widow of. the decedent, her share of his estate under the intestate laws instead of the provisions for her in his will. The testator died about the 24th of December 1867, leaving his above-named widow, a daughter Caroline, her child; also six children by a former marriage, to wit: Daniel Kreiser, Sarah Petry, Elizabeth Carus, Jacob Kreiser, Lydia Hay and Polly Miller. He left a will dated July 22d 1867, as follows:— * * *…
1Opinion of the Court
The judgment of the court was entered May 25th 1871.
2Per curiam
The decree of the court below is fully sustained by the decision of this court in Anderson’s Appeal, 12 Casey 476, the principle of which was affirmed afterwards in Dickinson v. Dickinson, 11 P. F. Smith 401. The questions involved are so fully and elaborately discussed in the opinion of the learned President, that we deem it unnecessary to add anything to what has been so well said by him.
Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed at the costs of the appellant.
3Cited by12 opinions
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