Legal Opinion

Garnier v. Garnier

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 21, 1919No. Appeal, No. 153PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal, No. 153, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northampton Co., April T., 1918, No. 53, for plaintiff on case stated in suit of Lafayette S. Garnier v. Tunis S. Garnier. Case stated to determine the marketable title to real estate. Before Stewart, P. J. The court entered judgment for plaintiff for $2,000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in entering judgment for plaintiff.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Brown,

Madeline A. Gamier died testate on or about August 30, 1917. The ninth clause of her will, dated June 14, 1915, is: “I will, bequeath and devise, divided into equal parts, all my right, title and interest in all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate whatsoever kind, whensoever and howsoever acquired, wheresoever situated, whether reduced to money or not, whether divided or not divided from that of my brother, to and unto my father’s great-grandson, Lafayette Adrian Gamier, if living at the time of my death, and to and unto the children of Janetta Laing…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ashburner's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
  2. Ihrie's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
  3. Waln's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  4. Bender's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1856
  5. Estate of HicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Wanamaker EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  2. Lenhart's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  3. Hamilton EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Davis's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  5. Love EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

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