Lappe's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 54, Oct. T., 1906, by C. O. Lappe et al., from decree of O. C. Allegheny Go., Oct. T., 1905, No. 218, refusing an appeal from register of wills in Estate of John Christian Lappe, deceased. Appeal from register of wills. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was decree dismissing the appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Mitchell,
This litigation has had the misfortune to be presented piecemeal, with the result that after four years of time, two jury trials, two appeals to this court, and the various proceedings in the orphans’ court the substantial question at the basis is still the subject of doubt and difference of opinion in the court below. A careful statement of the facts is therefore necessary for a clear understanding of the present contention.
Lappe, the decedent, died in 1901, apparently intestate, and letters of administration were granted to a trust company.
In May, 1902,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lappe v. GfellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Gfeller v. LappeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
3Cited by1 opinion
- Phillips's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930