O'Connor's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 14, Oct. T., 1922, by Margaret B. O’Connor, widow, from decree of O. C., Cambria Co., dismissing appeal from Register of Wills, in tbe matter of tbe petition of Margaret O’Con-nor, widow of Francis J. O’Connor, deceased. Appeal from register of wills. Before Reed, P. J. Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states tbe facts. Appeal dismissed. Margaret B. O’Connor, widow of testator, appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
When Francis J. O’Connor died he was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas and Orphans’ Court of Cambria County, and had been for the greater part of seventeen years, and for some time prior thereto had been an active practicing attorney. In the light of these facts we must consider his sayings and doings hereinafter referred to.
After his death the register of wills probated two papers. One of them was in the time-honored form of a will, recited that it was his “last will and testament,” directed the payment of his debts, funeral expenses and *394certain legacies, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Turner v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
- Estate of KiseckerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Sunday's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Fellbush v. FellbushSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
3Cited by11 opinions
- Brown EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Thompson WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Leahey v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- In Re Estate of SedmakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- O'Connor v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
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