Miller v. Porter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county, in Equity, by Benjamin Miller and others, executors and trustees under the will of John M. Porter, deceased, respondents below; John Porter, Sr., and others, the next of kin and heirs at law of the decedent, being the appellees and complainants below. John M. Porter, the testator, died on the 3d of December 1865, having made his will on the 30th of November in the same year.
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Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county, in Equity, by Benjamin Miller and others, executors and trustees under the will of John M. Porter, deceased, respondents below; John Porter, Sr., and others, the next of kin and heirs at law of the decedent, being the appellees and complainants below. John M. Porter, the testator, died on the 3d of December 1865, having made his will on the 30th of November in the same year. By his will, besides other legacies and devises, he gave as follows: “ I also give and bequeath the sum of $50,000 to be expended in the purchase of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Woodward, C. J.
John M. Porter, of Tarentum, Allegheny county, died on 3d December 1865, having made his last will on the 30th November 1865. After several specific bequests, he bequeaths “ $50,000 to be expended in the purchase of a lot or lots, and the erection of a college or university with library-rooms, &c., &c., to be located in or near Tarentum; together with my library and $6000 additional, to be expended in the purchase of useful books for the library; and it is my wish that the said college or university be known as the Porter University or…
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