Legal Opinion

Alexander v. Queen

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 27, 1916No. Appeal, No. 210PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal, No. 210, Jan. T., 1915, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Delaware Co., Dec. T., 1913, No. 218, on bill in equity to declare a trust, in case of William C. Alexander, Jr., v. Sylvanus R. Queen, John W. Queen, Administrator of Sylvanus R. Queen, Substituted Defendant. Bill in equity to declare a trust. Before Johnson, P. J., and Broomall, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court on final hearing awarded the relief prayed for.

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Appeal, No. 210, Jan. T., 1915, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Delaware Co., Dec. T., 1913, No. 218, on bill in equity to declare a trust, in case of William C. Alexander, Jr., v. Sylvanus R. Queen, John W. Queen, Administrator of Sylvanus R. Queen, Substituted Defendant. Bill in equity to declare a trust. Before Johnson, P. J., and Broomall, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court on final hearing awarded the relief prayed for. John W. Queen, administrator of Sylvanus R. Queen, deceased, substituted defendant, appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were rulings…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stewart,

Sara E. R. Queen died, in Media in this State, 13th August, 1912, leaving to survive her a husband, Rev. Sylvanus R. Queen, but no children or issue of deceased children. Her own and her husband’s domicil had long been in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, in the State of New Jersey, and notwithstanding that together they had resided for much of the time for several years before her death in Media, her husband retained his citizenship in the State of New Jersey. She left two testamentary writings, one dated 29th June, 1910, by which she gave to her husband…

2Cases cited3 opinions

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  3. Moore v. BraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1849

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