Legal Opinion
Catherwood's Estate
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County
Decided October 30, 1925No. 262Published
1Opinion of the Court
Cest, J.,
These exceptions require the construction of the will of Wilson Catherwood, who disposed of his own residuary estate and that of his father, Hugh Wilson Catherwood, over which he had a power of appointment, as follows:
“Seventeenth. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situate, including any property over which I may have power of appointment, to the following charitable and educational institutions: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Zoological Society of Philadelphia; St. Paul’s…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bender v. BenderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- Varner's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879