Appeal of Drennan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
FROM THE DECREE OE THE ORPHANS’ COURT OE ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 62 October Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 90 June Term 1886, O. C. William M. Drennan of Elizabeth township, died on June 11, 1857, leaving a will dated February 27, 1857, duly probated, the disposing provisions of which were the following: First: After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the residue of my estate, real and personal, I give, bequeath and dispose of as follows: I will that my sister…
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FROM THE DECREE OE THE ORPHANS’ COURT OE ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 62 October Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 90 June Term 1886, O. C. William M. Drennan of Elizabeth township, died on June 11, 1857, leaving a will dated February 27, 1857, duly probated, the disposing provisions of which were the following: First: After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the residue of my estate, real and personal, I give, bequeath and dispose of as follows: I will that my sister Isabella remain with my family, sustaining the same relation as heretofore. I will and bequeath all my real estate and…
1Opinion of the Court
*186Opinion,
Mr. Justice Paxson :
That portion of the will of William M. Drennan which gives rise to the present controversy is as follows:
“ I will and bequeath all my real estate and personal property. thereon to my beloved wife, Margaret, and my son, Thomas Henry, during my wife’s natural life, by their complying with the following bequests, viz.: That they agree to give to each of my daughters, Isabella Jane, Esther Mary, and Emily D., now at home, an outfit equal to my daughter Martha Powers, supposed to be worth about three hundred dollars, at such times as they may wish to leave home, with…
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