Mickley's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia countyOf January Term 1880, No. 90. , Appeal by Henry J. Mickley, trustee under thd^ill of Joseph J. Mickley, deceased, from a decree of the court sustaining exceptions to the adjudication of one of the judges of said court upon the final account of the appellant as executor. • ‘Joseph J. Mickley, the testator, died February 15th 1878, after having made his last will, which was duly proved and letters testamentary granted to…
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia countyOf January Term 1880, No. 90. , Appeal by Henry J. Mickley, trustee under thd^ill of Joseph J. Mickley, deceased, from a decree of the court sustaining exceptions to the adjudication of one of the judges of said court upon the final account of the appellant as executor. • ‘Joseph J. Mickley, the testator, died February 15th 1878, after having made his last will, which was duly proved and letters testamentary granted to Henry J. Mickley, the executor therein, on February 23d 1878. The testator left surviving him six children, three sons and…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sharswood
The able argument of the young gentleman who presented this case on behalf of the appellants — who has a hereditary title to legal ability and acumen — has failed to convince us that the learned court helow erred in the construction which they put upon the will of Joseph J. Mickley. He is sustained by some English cases which are not of authority with us, and besides, as the great object in the construction of every will is to arrive at the true intention of the testator and to carry that out, if not contrary to law, decision on the language of wills, are not to be too closely followed. It is…
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