Legal Opinion

Devereux Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 27, 1945No. Appeals, 62 and 63PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

These appeals by Laurel Hill Cemetery Company are from final decrees of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia County, dismissing exceptions and confirming absolutely the adjudication of the learned Auditing Judge, who had awarded to the next of kin of John L. Devereux a substantial part of the accumulated unused income of trusts for the care of family lots in appellant’s cemetery. The two. estates involved, that of Annie É. Devereux and John L. Devereux, raise the same questions, for which reason they were heard find decided together. The exceptions were considered and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Lansdowne Borough Board of Adjustment's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Pennsylvania Commercial Drivers Conference v. Pennsylvania Milk Control CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  3. Newberg v. Board of Public EducationSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Essig EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. In re BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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