Thomas v. Thomas

Opinion by

Stadtfeld, J.,

This is a bill in equity brought by Edith F. Thomas against Paul K. M. Thomas and the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company, trustee under the will of Augustus Thomas, deceased, for the purpose of subjecting to her support and that of her son, the income from the principal of a spendthrift trust, of which the individual defendant is life tenant and the corporate defendant is trustee.

Both defendants filed petitions under the Act of March 5, 1925, P. L. 23, for rules to show cause why the bill should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The petition of Paul K. M.…