Willing's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 362, Jan. T., 1904, by the Rector and Church Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Mark’s Church, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Jan. T., 1904, No. 74, sustaining appeal from register of wills in Estate of J. Sperry Willing. Appeal from register of wills. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Brror assigned was the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Brown,
On June 11, 1902, J. Sperry Willing executed his will, in which he devised a house and lot of ground, No. 1429 Spruce street, Philadelphia, to his executor, in trust, with direction that the same be sold and the proceeds applied to the benefit of St. Mark’s Church. On June 17, 1903, he wrote his attorney, Ernest Zantzinger, Esq., a member of the Philadelphia bar, whom he had named as his executor, the following note :
“ June 17th, 1903.
“ Dear Ernest : I would like to add a codicil to my will as follows: I leave the house and lot 1429 Spruce St., also the contents of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Scott's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Harrison's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
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- Chance's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1937
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