Simpson's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 396, 397, 398, 399, 400 and 401, Jan. T., 1913, and No. 5, Jan. T., 1914, by tbe Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance Company, Trustee, for Josephine S. Lentz, Virginia A. Hill, Priscilla- T. Lippincott, Elizabeth C. Simpson, et al., from Decree of O. C., Philadelphia Co., Jan. T., 1888, No. 263, directing distribution in the Estate of James Simpson, Deceased. Adjudication of trustee’s account.
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Appeals, Nos. 396, 397, 398, 399, 400 and 401, Jan. T., 1913, and No. 5, Jan. T., 1914, by tbe Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance Company, Trustee, for Josephine S. Lentz, Virginia A. Hill, Priscilla- T. Lippincott, Elizabeth C. Simpson, et al., from Decree of O. C., Philadelphia Co., Jan. T., 1888, No. 263, directing distribution in the Estate of James Simpson, Deceased. Adjudication of trustee’s account. Before Dallett, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Exceptions were filed to the adjudication by the Philadelphia Safe Deposit and Insurance Company,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
James Simpson, who had been married twice, died October 29, 1886. By his first marriage he had two children — Arthur and Adam — both of whom died, leaving children, before he made his will. By his second marriage he had seven children — two sons arid five daughters — all living at the time of his death. After some minor bequests and devises and a direction as to the use to be made of his residence, the testator provided as follows by the seventh clause of his will: "Inasmuch as I consider that the families of my deceased sons, Arthur and Adam are abundantly and…
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- Tucker's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
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- Gerhard EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1950
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