Legal Opinion
Norvell Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1964No. Appeals, 88, 89 and 90PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
Florence Tack Norvell died August 24, 1921. Her will, dated August 9, 1919, created a trust out of which the present controversy arises. Appellants are life tenants under the trust and are entitled by its provisions to receive all of the income. The trust also establishes alternative remainders over in named and unascertained persons.1
On March 4, 1960, the trustees filed their fifth account. The petition for distribution, filed June 1, 1960, requested the court to approve distribution to the life tenants of the proceeds from the sales of stock subscription rights…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Heiner v. DonnanSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Gibbons v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Maurer v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Minot v. PaineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Sweeney v. TuckerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Pennsylvania Coal Mining Ass'n v. Insurance DepartmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Arrott EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Brock EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Tyler TrustsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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