Shoch's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 19, Jan. T., 1921, by Commonwealth Title Ins. & Trust Co., Guardian of Sara, Percy and Harry Neel, minor children of Bessie Clair Shoch Neel, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1918, No. 636, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in estate of Henry It. Shoch, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions.
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Appeal, No. 19, Jan. T., 1921, by Commonwealth Title Ins. & Trust Co., Guardian of Sara, Percy and Harry Neel, minor children of Bessie Clair Shoch Neel, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1918, No. 636, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in estate of Henry It. Shoch, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. Commonwealth Title Insurance & Trust Co., guardian of Sara P. Neel et al., appealed. Error assigned, among others, was decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,
Henry E. Shock died February 10, 1917; by his will, dated November 16, 1916, he divided part of his residuary estate into three portions, for the benefit of his three children during their respective lives, and conferred upon each of these children, namely, James E. Shoch, Nettie A. Shoch, and Bessie Clair Shoch Neel, a testamentary power of disposition over his or her particular portion, providing that, “in default of such appointment, then the said part and proportion of the principal of my residuary estate from which said deceased child had been paid…
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