Legal Opinion

Goodin's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 1, 1937No. Appeals, 235 and 248PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This controversy concerns the construction of the seventh paragraph, the residuary clause, of the will of Abigail G. Goodin, who died on October 20, 1918. By this paragraph she left one-half of the residue of her estate to Charles E. Goodin, her son, absolutely, one-fourth to her daughter, Eliza J. Goodin, for life and “upon her death, if she shall leave issue surviving her, . . . to . . . transfer the principal of said share to her issue, per stirpes, and if my said daughter Eliza J. Goodin shall die without leaving issue her surviving, then to pay and transfer the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Byrne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  2. Neel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  3. Packer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  4. Ingham's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  5. Fisher's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Rosengarten EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Siple v. GreumelliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  3. Bilyeu's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Bagley's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Bedford County · 1943
  5. Bilyeu's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1941

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