Patterson v. Reed
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 2, Oct. T., 1918, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Aug. T., 1917, No. 39, for plaintiffs, in case of Anna C. Patterson, Pearl Patterson Robb and Edmond E. Robb v. J. Winfield Reed. ■ Assumpsit on a contract for the sale of real estate. Before McIlvaine, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The parties submitted an agreed statement of facts. The court entered judgment for the plaintiffs for $10,-000. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 2, Oct. T., 1918, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Aug. T., 1917, No. 39, for plaintiffs, in case of Anna C. Patterson, Pearl Patterson Robb and Edmond E. Robb v. J. Winfield Reed. ■ Assumpsit on a contract for the sale of real estate. Before McIlvaine, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The parties submitted an agreed statement of facts. The court entered judgment for the plaintiffs for $10,-000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was the judgment of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Josiah M. Patterson died in 1916, leaving a will in which he devised his real estate, except tracts specifically named, to his wife for life and at her death to his daughter Pearl, “subject to the condition hereafter” which was that “if my daughter Pearl should die without leaving issue living, I direct that the real estate devised to my wife for life and in fee simple conditionally to her and after my wife’s death shall be sold and the proceeds, thereof I dispose of as follows.” A direction followed to divide the proceeds equally between certain charities; the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gray's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Arnold's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Wood's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Paxson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Reed's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Lerch's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- English's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Seewald's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Moore v. GilbertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Crawford v. WithrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
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