Evans's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 120 and 121, by Winfield S. and Randolph. P. Russell, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., April T., 1888, No. 403, sustaining exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Emma L. Evans, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The court sustained the exceptions. Appeal by Winfield S. and Randolph P. Russell. Errors assigned were in sustaining the exceptions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
Emma L. Evans died testate December 22, 1887. She placed her residuary estate in trust, and provided that the entire net income therefrom, after the payment of certain annuities, should be paid to her sister, Sarah E. Russell, for life. She directed that, upon the death of this sister, the residuary estate should be divided into five parts, and as to two of them made the following disposition : “Two parts whereof I devise and bequeath to my said Trustee in Trust to pay and divide the net income thereof equally to and among the children of my Sister Catharine…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Appeal of ReiffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Rosengarten v. AshtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- Mulliken v. EarnshawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Provenchere's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
3Cited by12 opinions
- Lilley's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Rickenbach EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Alburger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Scott's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Hildebrant's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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