Legal Opinion

Morton Estate

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided April 10, 1970No. 315Published

1Opinion of the Court

ADJUDICATION

BOLGER, J.,

Thomas G. Morton died May 20, 1903, leaving a will by which he be*9queathed his residuary estate to his trustees, in trust, to pay two-thirds of the net income to his wife, Ann Morton, for life and one-third to his daughter, Bertha St. C. M. Gittings, for her life. Upon the death of Bertha, the trustees were directed to pay her share of income equally to her children for their respective lives and upon the death of each to pay the principal from which the one so dying had been receiving income to his or her issue per stirpes. Testator further directed that upon the death…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Newlin EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Quigley's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. Harrah EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Dreisbach EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Edwards EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962

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