Legal Opinion

Duffy's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 6, 1933No. Appeals, 190 and 191PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

The question in this case arises from the interpretation of a clause in the will made by Thomas A. Duffy who died on June 24,1908. He left to survive him a son, William James Duffy, one of the appellants, and a daughter, Sara Cunningham Duffy Border, both of whom are still living. The fifth clause of the will reads as follows: “Fifth: — All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever kind and nature and wheresoever situate, of which I shall die seized or to which I shall be in any way entitled at my death, I do give, devise…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DuaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1809
  2. Worst v. DeHavenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  3. Ostrom v. DatzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  4. Lennig's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  5. McBride's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Brennan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Carmany EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  3. March EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  4. Grier EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Burns v. KabboulSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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