Hoopes's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 343, Jan. T., 1910, by Emily Hoopes, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April Term, 1901, No. 693, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Martha E. Hoopes, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to adjudication.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The testatrix provided: “I give, .... absolutely unto my grandchildren, Lewis E. Hoopes, Jr., and Emily Hoopes one-half of my estate .... to be equally divided between them.” Immediately after this in the same sentence, she appoints a person, subsequently named in the will as executor, “guardian of my said grandchildren until they respectively arrive at the age of twenty-five years,” the guardian “to pay said principal sum to them on his or her arrival at that age respectively.” The will then proceeds: “In case of the death of one or both of said…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sheets' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1866
- Spring's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Shower's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Kelso v. DickeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
- Stoner v. WunderlichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Glenn v. StewartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Morris v. MorrisPennsylvania Orphans' Court, Greene County · 1930