Price v. Maxwell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appear from tbe Court of Nisi Prius. A bill in equity was filed in the Supreme Court at Nisi Prius, by Margery Price and others, claiming to be the heirs and next of kin of Thomas Smith, deceased, against Ebenezer Maxwell and Joseph Seattergood, executors of the last will and testament of the said Thomas Smith, deceased, and also against Samuel Bettle and others, being some of the persons or committee having charge, management, and control of “ The Friends’ Boarding School…
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Appear from tbe Court of Nisi Prius. A bill in equity was filed in the Supreme Court at Nisi Prius, by Margery Price and others, claiming to be the heirs and next of kin of Thomas Smith, deceased, against Ebenezer Maxwell and Joseph Seattergood, executors of the last will and testament of the said Thomas Smith, deceased, and also against Samuel Bettle and others, being some of the persons or committee having charge, management, and control of “ The Friends’ Boarding School at West-Town.” This bill of complainant set forth in substance: 1. That Thomas Smith died upon the 30th April, 1856,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lewis, 0. J.
On the 10th April, 1856, Thomas Smith made his will, hy which he devised and bequeathed, after payment of debts, all his property, real and personal, to Ebenezer Maxwell and Joseph Scattergood, his executors, in trust for “ the uses and purposes of Friends’ Boarding School at West-Town, to make conveyances,” &c., “ as the Yearly Meeting’s committee, for the time being, charged with the care and management of the said school, shall order, direct, and appoint.” It was further provided in the will that $60,000 of the value of the estate…
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