Hellerman's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January”Term, 1886, No. 175. Appeal by William Hellerman from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of said county, confirming the report of a Master, A. Atwood Grace, Esq., and decreeing that he, William Hellerman, pay the arrearages of yearly charges imposed by John Hellerman upon certain real estate to the executor of the widow of the said John Hellerman.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January”Term, 1886, No. 175. Appeal by William Hellerman from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of said county, confirming the report of a Master, A. Atwood Grace, Esq., and decreeing that he, William Hellerman, pay the arrearages of yearly charges imposed by John Hellerman upon certain real estate to the executor of the widow of the said John Hellerman. The following are the facts as they appeared in the court below as appears from the petition. On the tenth day of May, 1884, J. Evan Zorns, executor of the will of Catharine Hellerman,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trunkey
The language of the will must be interpreted according to its proper acceptation, or with as near approach to that acceptation, as the context and state of the circumstances existing at the time of its execution will admit. A mistake in the wilL cannot be corrected, unless it clearly appears by fair inference from the whole. In this court the appellant has not contended that parol evidence is admissible of the actual intention of the testator for the purpose of controlling or influencing the construction of his will.
This will contains seven “items,” and only the fifth contains no bequest to…
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