Bowlby v. Thunder
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas,No. 4,of Philadelphia county: Of July Term, 1883, No. 207. Ejectment, by Elena M. Thunder et al. against Anne E. Bowlbjr, et al., for a lot of ground and buildings thereon, erected, situate at the northeast corner of Lombard and Tenth streets in the city of Philadelphia.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas,No. 4,of Philadelphia county: Of July Term, 1883, No. 207. Ejectment, by Elena M. Thunder et al. against Anne E. Bowlbjr, et al., for a lot of ground and buildings thereon, erected, situate at the northeast corner of Lombard and Tenth streets in the city of Philadelphia. On the trial, before Elcock J., it was admitted'that Charles Johnson, through whom both parties claimed, died seised of the premises in question in 1838. He left to survive him his widow Catharine Johnson, two children, of whom Anne E. Bowlby was’ one, and some grandchildren, having made his…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Mercur
*178The writing executed first is a full and complete will. It was signed, sealed and declared by the testator as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of two persons who subscribed their names as witnesses thereto. He therein gave and bequeathed unto his wife all his estate, real, personal and mixed, for her sole use and benefit, with full authority to sell and dispose of the whole, or any portion thereof, should she at any time deem it necessary to do so. This authority to sell was mere surplusage. It did not enlarge the power which the previous devise in fee simple gave her, nor…
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