Anderson's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, Nos. 207 and 358, Jan. T., 1921, by E. M. Anderson et al., from decree of O. C. Chester Co., No. 8448, appointing trustee in estate of Joseph Anderson, deceased. Petition for appointment of trustee. Before Hause, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court entered a decree appointing a trustee. Geo. F. Anderson and Hárry I. Anderson, next of kin and administrators d. b. n. c. t. a., and Eber M. Anderson, next of kin, appealed.
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Appeal, Nos. 207 and 358, Jan. T., 1921, by E. M. Anderson et al., from decree of O. C. Chester Co., No. 8448, appointing trustee in estate of Joseph Anderson, deceased. Petition for appointment of trustee. Before Hause, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court entered a decree appointing a trustee. Geo. F. Anderson and Hárry I. Anderson, next of kin and administrators d. b. n. c. t. a., and Eber M. Anderson, next of kin, appealed. Error assigned was above decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
With the consent of the attorney general, a petition was filed in the court below, under the Act of May 23, 1895, P. L. 114, averring that testator had owned a property in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which became part of his residuary estate; that his executors had all died leaving it unsold, though testator had authorized them to sell it, and as to the proceeds had provided as follows: “I direct my said executors or the survivor of them to distribute said residue among such institutions or do such acts of charity therewith as in their judgment may seem best”;…
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