Legal Opinion

Johnson's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 12, 1923No. Appeals, Nos. 108-11PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,

William Johnson died in 1887, leaving a will, duly probated, by which he directed certain of his real estate to be held in trust to pay the income therefrom to his brother Walter for life; after the latter’s death, in trust for “the only proper use and behoof of such child or children of......Walter, and for such estate or estates as he may by last will......appoint; and, in default of such appointment,” for the “child or children and issue of deceased children” which Walter might leave surviving him; or, in the event of his dying without leaving…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Appeal of PepperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
  2. Wickersham v. SavageSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Emmerich EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Ireland v. Pacific HomeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
  3. In Re the Estate of SpencerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  4. Warne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  5. Moltrup EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967

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