Holmes' Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 365, Jan. T., 1913, by George E. Eesseguie, from decree of O. C. Susquehanna Co., Jan. T., 1910, No. 68, dismissing appeal in case’of the Estate of Jesse L. Holmes. Appeal to Orphans’ Court from register of wills and petition for issue devisavit vel non. Before Little, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was decree dismissing appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
From the record in this case it appears that Jesse L. Holmes of .South Gibson, Susquehanna County, died May 29, 1909. A will dated February 12, 1908, was, on May 31,1909, admitted to probate as his last will and testament. An appeal from the decision of the register admitting this will to probate was taken by one who was named as executor in another will executed by the testator upon January 4, 1888, to which two codicils were appended, one dated April 20, 1896, and the other •without date. It was alleged that the earlier will had been republished by the testator…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Neff's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1865
- Will of FransenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856
3Cited by3 opinions
- Burtt WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Ford's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1930
- Updegrove Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County1957