Legal Opinion

Bomberger Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 26, 1943No. Appeals, 21, 23, 31-37PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearns,

These are nine appeals from a decision of an orphans’ court construing the provisions of a testamentary trust, and the definitive decree of distribution pursuant thereto.

Testator, possessing a large estate, by a holographic will, created a trust for his sister, Rachel Kunkel, for life, with remainder to his six named nephews and nieces, children of his sister. The shares of the three nephews were to be paid in cash, and those to the nieces were placed in trust for life, with remainders to their children. Bequests were made of various real and personal…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Carstensen's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
  2. Mulliken v. EarnshawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
  3. Frasier v. Scranton Gas & Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  4. Benedict's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  5. Roop's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Brumbach EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. Metzgar EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Dickson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. United States v. SchofieldDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Rubicam's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1943

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