Chamberlain's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 293, Jan. T., 1916, by John T. Dooling, Executor of the will of Leander T. Chamberlain, deceased, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., July T., 1914, No. 116, dismissing appeal from decision of Register of Wills assessing collateral inheritance tax upon real estate of a decedent, in Estate of Leander T. Chamberlain, deceased. , Appeal from decision of register of wills assessing collateral inheritance tax upon the real estate of a decedent.
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Appeal, No. 293, Jan. T., 1916, by John T. Dooling, Executor of the will of Leander T. Chamberlain, deceased, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., July T., 1914, No. 116, dismissing appeal from decision of Register of Wills assessing collateral inheritance tax upon real estate of a decedent, in Estate of Leander T. Chamberlain, deceased. , Appeal from decision of register of wills assessing collateral inheritance tax upon the real estate of a decedent. Before Dallett, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The Orphans’ Court affirmed the decree of the Register of Wills.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Walling,
The question in this case is, Does testator’s will work an equitable conversion of his real estate? Dr. Leander T. Chamberlain, a clergyman of the City of New York, made his last will in 1909, and died in 1913, and thereafter the will 'was duly probated. It was drawn by testator, contains fourteen paragraphs, and provides for the payment of his debts and funeral expenses and for the care of his burial lot; bequeaths a niece all his personal chattels; makes bequests aggregating $65,000, to certain named religious, benevolent and scientific organizations; also…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hunt's AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
- Darlington v. DarlingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Vanuxem's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Appeal of T. Downing LindleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
- Peterson's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
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- Loew's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Brennan's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Reel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Shareff's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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