Severns's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 200, Jan. T., 1904, by Clara W. Raleigh, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1902, No. 362, dismissing petition for partition in estate of Harriet M. Severns, deceased. Petition for partition. Before Penrose, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Error assigned was in dismissing petition for partition.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Mestbezat,
Harriet M. Severns died April 27,1901, testate, leaving to survive her three daughters, Clara W. Raleigh, the petitioner, Florence J. Severns and Minnie Severns. At the time of her death Mrs. Severns was seized of a certain lot of ground with the improvements thereon at No. 1127 Spruce street in the city of Philadelphia. She appointed her daughter, Florence J. Severns, to be the executrix of her will which was probated May 9,1901; the fourth item of which is the only part material to the question involved in this appeal, and is as follows : “ I authorize and…
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