Simpson's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 63, Jan. T., 1915, by George Castleman Semple, Executor of the last will of Mary D. Semple (formerly Bladen), deceased, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1883, No. 661, dismissing exceptions to report of auditor, in Estate of Edward Simpson, deceased. Exceptions to report of Chester N. Farr, Jr., Esq., Auditor. Before Audenried, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions.
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Appeal, No. 63, Jan. T., 1915, by George Castleman Semple, Executor of the last will of Mary D. Semple (formerly Bladen), deceased, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1883, No. 661, dismissing exceptions to report of auditor, in Estate of Edward Simpson, deceased. Exceptions to report of Chester N. Farr, Jr., Esq., Auditor. Before Audenried, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. George Castle-man Semple, Executor of the last will of Mary D. Semple, deceased, appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing the exceptions. '
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
Edward Simpson, a resident of Pittsburgh, died sometime prior to February 23, 1869. The date of his death does not appear in the record. His will, duly admitted to probate in the County of Allegheny, contained the following provision: “I direct my said executors out of my estate after the bequest and devise above mentioned shall *219have'been accomplished, to pay over to my friends, Charles McHenry and William Owens, Jr., the sum of ten thousand dollars in trust, to pay the .income and interest thereof semi-annually or quarterly, if practicable, to my niece, Mrs.…
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