Stinson's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 356, Jan. T., 1910, by Isabella B. Sower et al., on behalf of the Women’s Christian Association, from decree of O. C. Montgomery Co., Sept, stated court, 1910, No. 48, awarding distribution in Estate of Agnes J. Stinson, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Bland, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 356, Jan. T., 1910, by Isabella B. Sower et al., on behalf of the Women’s Christian Association, from decree of O. C. Montgomery Co., Sept, stated court, 1910, No. 48, awarding distribution in Estate of Agnes J. Stinson, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Bland, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to adjudication and in holding a gift to the Women’s Christian Association void. — Mrs. Ralston did not have an interest at the execution of the will nor did she then acquire an…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
By a will in her own handwriting, and signed by her more than one calendar month before her death, the testatrix devoted nearly all of her estate to the establishment of a charity, but, under the decree of the court below, her intention cannot be given effect, and her next of kin will take what she wished to go elsewhere, because of her failure to have her will attested by two disinterested witnesses, as required by the Act of April 26, 1855, P. L. 328. That portion of her will by which she intended to found a charity is as follows: “ I give and bequeath my…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Colton v. ColtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Phillips v. . PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Warner v. BatesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Kessler's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Burt v. HerronSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Calder's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Arnold's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Pearson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Edwards's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Channon's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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