Friend's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 127, Oct. T., 1900, by-Porter C. Friend, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., June T., 1898, No. 238, dismissing appeal from register of wills in the estate of Rebecca Jane Friend, deceased. Appeal from register of wills, admitting to probate the will of Rebecca Jane Friend, deceased.
Read the full summary
Appeal, No. 127, Oct. T., 1900, by-Porter C. Friend, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., June T., 1898, No. 238, dismissing appeal from register of wills in the estate of Rebecca Jane Friend, deceased. Appeal from register of wills, admitting to probate the will of Rebecca Jane Friend, deceased. From the record it appeared that testatrix died on March 25, 1898,- at the age of seventy-two years, leaving the will in question executed on June 10, 1896. Testatrix left to survive her three sons, Porter Charles, the appellant, James W. and Harry T. Friend, three granddaughters and two sisters. A…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
We have examined with care the testimony in this case to ascertain -whether the appellant’s claim is supported by it, and entitles him to the issue called for in his petition. It plainly appears in the evidence that the testamentary capacity of the decedent was unimpaired when she executed the will in question. That she was a person of more than ordinary firmness and will power, and that she possessed these qualities while she lived, is also apparent in the testimony. It was not a characteristic of her nature to allow her children to dominate or influence her against her best…
2Cited by7 opinions
- Phillips' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Llewellyn's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- Friend's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Tate v. CampTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
- Hook's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.