Brown's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 45, Jan. T., 1903, by John A. S. Brown, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1902, No. 420, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of Lucien Brown, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 45, Jan. T., 1903, by John A. S. Brown, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1902, No. 420, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of Lucien Brown, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Errors assigned were in dismissing the following exceptions to the adjudication: 1. Because the learned auditing judge erred in deducting the collateral tax, New York transfer tax and United States war tax due upon the legacies of the various legatees respectively as stated in the account from their respective shares of income…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestbezat,
By his will, dated January 31, 1898, Inicien Brown directed the payment of his debts and personal expenses and then provided as follows : “ All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situate, I give, devise, and bequeath unto my executors hereinafter named, in trust, to hold, invest and keep the same invested, with power to change and alter my securities or any rein-vestments thereof, and to collect, recover and receive the interest and income, rents, issues and profits thereof, as the same shall…
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