Legal Opinion

Yeisley Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 26, 1947No. Appeal, 144PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Állen M. Stearns,

The question is whether the Orphans’ Court correctly decreed distribution of a decedent’s estate.

Testator, by his will, made various absolute pecuniary legacies; a pecuniary legacy of $>1,000 was payáble in annual instalments of $200 for 5 years; a daughter was given an annuity of $25 a month for life; each of three named individuals was given the right to receive $300 a year for college expenses until graduation, with a direction that such sums should be repaid as specified; there were testamentary directions concerning sales of real and personal…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Arnold's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  2. Moore's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  3. Wood's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
  4. Carson's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Conley's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Slater EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  2. Vassilakis v. VassilakisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Thaw EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Zoller EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  5. Sniderman EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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