Shearer's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Horace Stern,
The question is whether a devise in the will of Michael W. Shearer to his son Clayton is specific or demonstrative.
The third paragraph of the will is as follows: “I give, devise and bequeath to my hereinafter named Executors, as Trustees, my farm and tract of land, situated in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania., containing one hundred and four acres, more or less, . . . together with all farming stock and personal property thereon contained, belonging to me. The Trustees to manage said real and personal property for the use and benefit of my…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Joe Lake and Wife v. CopelandTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Crawford's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Stewart's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Wilson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Pruner's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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- St. Louis Union Trust Company v. ConantSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- Casey v. Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County1978
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