Legal Opinion

Jackson's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 8, 1940No. Appeals, 274-277, 280, 338-341PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

■ This is an appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court .of Philadelphia County, dismissing exceptions to the adjudication of the auditing judge and holding that the pecuniary legacies bequeathed to them under the will of Florence Baird Jackson, deceased, cannot to any extent be paid out of the appointive estates.

Florence Baird Jackson died a widow and without issue on November 30,1936. ' After directing in her will, dated May 8, 1934, the settlement of all her just liabilities and the setting aside of $500 in trust, the income from which is to be used in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McGlathery's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Long's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  3. Johnson v. . BrasingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  4. Hagen's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  5. Valentine's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Britt EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. McFerren EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  3. In Re Estate of BreaultIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Clark EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Harris EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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