Laughlin Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Allen M.. Steaene,
These appeals concern the construction of a will. The question is whether testatrix has, by charging debts and advancements against the distributive share of one of her three children, invoked the doctrine of hotchpot. Do the words of the will disclose an intent for an equal distribution to all three children? Are the sums so charged against the child’s .share first to be added to the actual estate, the total divided equally among all three children, and the debts and advancements so charged then to be deducted from the share of the child so charged?…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hirsh's Trust EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Estate of EichelbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Miller's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
- Conner's Estate (No. 2)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Lochrie's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Estate of AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Schappell EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Estate of Alexander T. TscherneffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- Rosenthal v. First National Bank of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
- Houston EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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