Wright Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bell,
Andrew B. Wright died testate August 6, 1952 leaving a will dated January 21, 1948, the material part of which reads as follows: “This is my will: I want my two sisters Mrs. John Graeff and Mrs. Bess Gulbrandsen each to have ($3000) three thousand dollars. My nieces and nephews to each have two hundred dollars ($200) and after all my debts have been paid the rest to be divided between my th-ree Two sisters. . . .”
When the testator made his will on January 21, 1948 he had three sisters living. At his death he had two sisters living, and the child of a deceased sister.
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Britt EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Byrne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Kiebler v. McCutcheonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Jackson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Chandler v. WoelpperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Sowers EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Collins EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Strite v. McGinnesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Strite v. McGinnesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- Corbett EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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