Dawson's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The register of wills of Allegheny County refused to probate a writing alleged to be the will of William R. Dawson, deceased; the orphans’ court reversed, and this appeal was taken.
*170We adopt the following excerpts from the opinion of the court below: “Decedent on November 3, 1921, dictated to his stenographer what he said was his will; she transcribed this dictation in triplicate; all three papers are exactly [alike] in every respect, made in one operation on the typewriter; he took the three papers, subscribed his name to two of them, saying it was his will; he directed the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Crossman v. . CrossmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
3Cited by11 opinions
- Estate of JanesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Novicki v. O'MaraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Bates's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Griffith WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Zell's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
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