Jones v. Strong
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County
No. 8 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.-; court below, No. 354 December Term 1887, C. P. To the number and term stated of the court below, there was entered by agreement an amicable action of assumpsit between Louisa E. Jones, plaintiff, and Theodore Strong and others, executors of the will of R. J. Wisner, deceased, defend.ants, a case stated being filed which set out the facts in sub-stance as follows: On August 17, 1877, R. J. Wisner, being seised of certain coal lands in Luzerne…
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No. 8 July Term 1890, Sup. Ct.-; court below, No. 354 December Term 1887, C. P. To the number and term stated of the court below, there was entered by agreement an amicable action of assumpsit between Louisa E. Jones, plaintiff, and Theodore Strong and others, executors of the will of R. J. Wisner, deceased, defend.ants, a case stated being filed which set out the facts in sub-stance as follows: On August 17, 1877, R. J. Wisner, being seised of certain coal lands in Luzerne county made his last will and testament, whereby, after directing the payment of his funeral expenses and just debts, he…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Williams :
The will of R. J. Wisner was executed in 1877. His death did not occur until 1884. When he made his will, the larger part of his estate appears to have consisted of unproductive coal lands, and he gave his executors f ull power to sell or lease them, as they might think best. Having thus provided for converting his estate into money, he disposes of the fund as fol*501lows : By the second paragraph, he gave ten thousand dollars to his wife in lieu of dower. By the third, he directed that the residue, after the payment to his wife, should be divided into two equal…
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