Van Dusen's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1883, No. 113. The facts of this case were as follows : Matthew Van Dusen, Jr., died January 21st 1879. By his will, dated April 16th 1875, which was duly proved, he bequeathed to his wife Mary Van Dusen, the net income of his entire estate for her life or widowhood, and, upon her death or marriage, he directed his executors to apply a portion of it to the support of his minor children, and to invest the…
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1883, No. 113. The facts of this case were as follows : Matthew Van Dusen, Jr., died January 21st 1879. By his will, dated April 16th 1875, which was duly proved, he bequeathed to his wife Mary Van Dusen, the net income of his entire estate for her life or widowhood, and, upon her death or marriage, he directed his executors to apply a portion of it to the support of his minor children, and to invest the balance for the benefit of the estate. He then devised the residue of his estate to Catharine, Nicholas, Margaret.…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Mercur
On a previous adjudication of the account of the appellant as executrix, the court-found she iiad in her hands eighty shares of Pennsylvania Railroad stock, the certificatés of which were held in her own name, also two certain mortgages, held in like manner, all of which were part of, and belonged to the estate of the decedent. It thereupon ordered her to convert the railroad stock into a legal investment, and to assign the mortgages to herself as executrix. The court' further awarded the whole principal of the estate amounting to $12,957.33 of which the stock and mortgages formed a part, to…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Kelley's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Deaven's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Hess's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Lancaster County · 1932