Legal Opinion

Dawson's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 9, 1923No. Appeal, No. 14PublishedCited by 11 opinions

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

  1. Crossman v. . CrossmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1884

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Estate of JanesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Novicki v. O'MaraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Bates's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  4. Griffith WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Zell's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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