Legal Opinion

Fulmer Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Northampton County

Decided February 28, 1955No. 280 of 1954Published

1Opinion of the Court

Woodring, J.,

This is a question of construction of a will and arises on the application for approval of the audit statement for distribution.

Lottie Cope Fulmer died March 18, 1953, leaving a will dated May 20, 1939, and five codicils dated October 2, 1942, December 16, 1942, October 7, 1944, April 27, 1945 and July 5, 1946.

For the purpose of our consideration, testatrix gives her residuary estate to trustees and directs that the income therefrom be paid as follows: Grace Fulmer, sister-in-law, 30 percent and upon her death to her daughter, Ethel Kiefer; George W. Fulmer, brother-in-law, 5…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Duffy's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Worst v. DeHavenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  3. Ostrom v. DatzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  4. Estate of Louisa GerheimSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1926

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