Legal Opinion

Davenport v. Graham

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 1, 1941No. Appeals, 234 and 235PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

The will of Jane A. Dickson, who died in 1922, contained four paragraphs; in the first she devised her homestead on North Street, Meadville, to her grandniece Marion Woods Davenport, “to have and to hold the same unto the said Marion Woods Davenport, her heirs and assigns forever, but subject to the provisions of item fourth of this will”; in the second she devised a house and lot to her grand-nephew, George Seiple Davenport, his heirs and assigns, “but subject to the provisions of the fourth item of this my will”; in the third she devised and bequeathed all the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Pattin v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  2. Allen v. HirlingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  3. Calder's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  4. Mickley's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
  5. Lerch's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Smith v. Glen Alden Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Wraught EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Dupuy's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Hanna's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  5. LaRosa v. McVickerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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