Abel v. Abel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 157, Jan. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Deo. T., 1899, No. 105, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles Abel, executor of William W. Abel, Deceased, v. Hannah Abel. Ejectment for premises 2122 Van Pelt street in the city of Philadelphia. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court gave binding instructions for plaintiff. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 157, Jan. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Deo. T., 1899, No. 105, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles Abel, executor of William W. Abel, Deceased, v. Hannah Abel. Ejectment for premises 2122 Van Pelt street in the city of Philadelphia. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court gave binding instructions for plaintiff. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
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Mr. Justice Potter,. The will of William W. Abel executed in April, 1892, contained the following clause: “I do hereby will and bequeath that my real estate situated on the west side of Van Pelt street north of Diamond, known as 2122 Van Pelt street, shall be sold, my son Wm. H. to receive Twenty-five Hundred Dollars (|2,500) of the proceeds hereof.”
The following codicil was afterwards added: “ All that ar*545tide relating to property known as 2122 Van Pelt is hereby annulled, and it is my will that my son William shall have possession of said property during his life, he to pay all…
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