Darlington's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Appellant is a collateral heir of Mary O’Hara Darlington, who died May 17, 1925, leaving a will dated Oc tober 16, 1923, to which was added a codicil dated April 25, 1925, less than a month previous to her death. Appellant claims the codicil operated as a republication of the will as of the later date and, consequently, several charitable devises and bequests contained in the will are void and go to the heirs under the intestate law. Objection is also made to other specific bequests. We find no disputed facts, and the findings of the court below are based on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kessler's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Thompson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Rhodes' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Bingaman's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Channon's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Wilkey's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Simler v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Shetter's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Gageby's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- White v. Conference Endowment CommissionIdaho Supreme Court · 1959
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