Jones v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. This was a feigned issue to try the validity of a certain instrument of writing dated I6th April 1837, purporting to be the last will and testament of Peter Shade deceased, in which Daniel R. Murphy and James Green, executors of the estate of Peter Shade deceased, were plaintiffs, and Thomas Jones and Maria his wife, daughter and heiress of said Peter Shade, defendants.
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ERROR to the Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. This was a feigned issue to try the validity of a certain instrument of writing dated I6th April 1837, purporting to be the last will and testament of Peter Shade deceased, in which Daniel R. Murphy and James Green, executors of the estate of Peter Shade deceased, were plaintiffs, and Thomas Jones and Maria his wife, daughter and heiress of said Peter Shade, defendants. The instrument in question was as follows: I, Peter Shade, of the county of Philadelphia, gentleman, do make and publish this as my last will and testament in manner and form…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
This is a feigned issue to try the validity of a certain instrument of writing dated the 16th April 1837, purporting to be the last will and testament of Peter Shade, deceased.
The defendants deny it to be his last will, because they aver that the testator after that date, viz. on or about the 17th June 1837, made another will,, different in its dispositions, revoking all former wills, and that said will was destroyed, or suppressed by fraud. If the defendants can substantiate the truth of this statement, the paper writing of the- 16th April…
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