Legal Opinion

Teed's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 11, 1909No. Appeal, No. 26PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal, No. 26, Jan. T., 1909, by Kate Messmore, from decree of O. C. Fayette Co., March T., 1908, No. 120, dismissing appeal from register of wills in Estate of Sarah E. Teed, deceased. Appeal from register of wills. Before Work, P-. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was decree dismissing appeal from register of wills.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Potter,

It appears from the record in this case, that a paper purporting to be the last will of Sarah E. Teed, was admitted to probate by the register of wills of Fayette county. It was written on the fourth page of a sheet of letter paper, and was signed by testatrix at the foot of the fourth page of the sheet and was there attested by two subscribing witnesses. On the third page of the sheet of paper was written an unsigned and unattested clause. The following is a full copy of the instrument :

“Uniontown Pa. Sept 13th 1906.
“I Sarah E. Teed give and bequeathe to My son…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Maginn's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  2. City Nat. Bank v. SlocumCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
  3. Baker's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Heller EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. Estate of BogartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929

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