Snyder's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 203, April T., 1899, by L. M. Allison, administrator of the estate of Mary J. Shepard, in the matter of the petition for payment of legacy out of land from decree of O. C. Butler Co., March T., 1898, No. 54, dismissing said petition. Opinion by W. W. Porter, J. Petition for payment of legacy out of land. Before Gbeeb, P. J. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. The court below dismissed the petition. L, M. Allison, administrator, appealed.
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Appeal, No. 203, April T., 1899, by L. M. Allison, administrator of the estate of Mary J. Shepard, in the matter of the petition for payment of legacy out of land from decree of O. C. Butler Co., March T., 1898, No. 54, dismissing said petition. Opinion by W. W. Porter, J. Petition for payment of legacy out of land. Before Gbeeb, P. J. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. The court below dismissed the petition. L, M. Allison, administrator, appealed. Error assigned was in dismissing the petition and holding that the legacy in question was not a charge on the land of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wulliam W. Porter, J.,
The will of Michael Snyder provided: “ First, I will and bequeath to my wife, Nancy, all my real and personal property to have and control as she shall think best during her life.”
“ It is also my will and desire that after the death of my wife that my real and personal property shall belong to my grandson, Snyder Brown.”
“ It is also my will and desire that my grandson, Snyder Brown* shall, after the death of my wife, pay to my daughter, Julia. Anne Brown, the sum of $300, to be paid in yearly payments; of $100, without interest, — the payments to commence in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tower's AppropriationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1845
- Davis's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
- Mellon's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
- Walters v. SteeleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Wertz's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871