Dulles's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 243, Jan. T., 1906, by the Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia et al., Executors of the will of Mary C. Dulles, deceased, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Mary C. Dulles, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Ashman, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in dismissing exceptions to adjudication.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Mitchell,
The fundamental law of Pennsylvania in regard to ‘ property, which ought not to require restatement as often as it does, is that the owner may do as he pleases with it provided the disposition be not to unlawful purposes, and what he may do himself he may do by agent while living, or by executor after death. This principle disposes of this case.
*164Miss Dulles, living, could have taken her securities out of her strong box, and handed them to the appellants with directions, even verbal, to distribute them in their discretion among religious, charitable and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- In re Estate of MurphySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Kinike's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
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- Mann v. MullinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
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- Funk EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
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