Wickersham's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 182, Jan. T., 1917, by Morris W. Gowen, from decree of Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia County, Jan. T., 1881, No. 367, dismissing exceptions to'adjudication in Estate of Morris S. Wickersham, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Gummey, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions in an opinion l, Anderson, J. Morris W. Gowen appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing the exceptions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
This appeal involves the construction of certain provisions in the last will of the late Morris S. Wickersham, of Philadelphia, who died in September, 1883. By the will testator’s entire estate, aside from some specific bequests, is given to his executors in trust, for certain declared purposes; among others, it states: “Fourth. To pay my Daughter, Ive, during the term of her natural life the sum of Eighty-three Dollars and thirty-three cents on the first day of each and every month, and upon her death leaving issue surviving her then I direct that the said…
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- Whitman's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Edwards's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Rhodes' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
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