Witmer v. Delone
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 163, Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. York Co., Oct. T., 1907, No. 36, for plaintiff on case stated in suit of Barbara F. Witmer and Mary Grove, Administrators d. b. n. of the estate of Sarah J. Hostetter, deceased, v. Charles J. Delone. Case stated to determine title to real estate. Before BitTENGER, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in entering judgment for plaintiff on case stated.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The appeal is from a judgment entered on a case stated in which one of the questions submitted was, whether under the will of Mary C. Hostetter, her sister, Sarah J. Hostetter, acquired a fee simple estate in certain land sold by the latter’s legal representative to the defendant in the suit. The devise is as follows: “All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situated at the time of my decease, I give, devise and bequeath unto my sister, Sarah J. Hostetter, to use and dispose of as she may…
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