Legal Opinion

Jeffries' Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Washington County

Decided July 13, 1938No. 51Published

1Opinion of the Court

Crumrine, P. J.,

B. F. Jeffries died July 4, 1907.

On April 6,1907, about three months before his death, he gave to his wife, Annie Jeffries, a judgment note in the sum of $5,000. This note was not entered.

By his will, Mr. Jeffries provided as follows:

“Item Two. I direct my Executor to pay to my wife Annie Jeffries the sum of Five Thousand Dollars for which she has a note dated April 6, 1907, I make this Item for fear said note might get lost or otherwise destroyed but if she should receive the Five Thousand Dollars before my Decease then this Item is of no avail and void.”

In 1909, Annie…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Kerper v. HochSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1832
  2. Kirk v. Van HornSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  3. Bindley's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1872
  4. Brennan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  5. Fetterman v. MurphySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1835

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