Legal Opinion

Troutman's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 18, 1921No. Appeal, No. 399PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Appeal, No. 399, Jan. T., 1921, by D. C. Wharton Smith, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1902, No. 157, dismissing petition for bill of review, in estate of George M. Troutman, deceased. Petition for bill of review. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court, in an opinion by Henderson, J., dismissed the petition. D. C. Wharton Smith, petitioner, appealed. Error assigned was decree, quoting it.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Simpson,

The question to be decided on this appeal, depends upon the proper construction of the 12th and 13th articles of testator’s will, by the former of which he gaye a portion of his estate, and by the latter the residue thereof, upon certain trusts hereinafter specifically set forth. Separate accounts were filed of each fund; accountant, in its petitions for distribution, asked the court to declare that each trust continued as to all the parties then living; without discussing the matter in his adjudication, the auditing judge so held; no exceptions were filed to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sloan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  2. Luther v. LutherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  3. Bailey's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Reamer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. Bailey's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  3. Gerlach EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Willing's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  5. Slagle's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

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