Zumbro v. Zumbro
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 82, April T., 1918, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Westmoreland Co., No. 886, in Equity, dismissing bill in equity in case of Joseph A. Zumbro-, Administrator C. T. A. D. B. N. of the Estate of Joseph Zumbro-, deceased, v. Margaret M. Zumbro-, Executrix of Sophia Zumbro, deceased, Margaret M. Zumbro and John S. Zumbro. Bill in equity for discovery, accounting and payment of moneys alleged to have been fraudulently paid and received.
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Appeal, No. 82, April T., 1918, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Westmoreland Co., No. 886, in Equity, dismissing bill in equity in case of Joseph A. Zumbro-, Administrator C. T. A. D. B. N. of the Estate of Joseph Zumbro-, deceased, v. Margaret M. Zumbro-, Executrix of Sophia Zumbro, deceased, Margaret M. Zumbro and John S. Zumbro. Bill in equity for discovery, accounting and payment of moneys alleged to have been fraudulently paid and received. Before Copeland, J. The facts- are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned, amongst others, was decree dismissing the bill.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Kephart, J.,
Joseph Zumbro died in 1904. He devised his property as follows: “I do hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Sophia Zumbro, all my real and personal estate......of whatsoever kind......for and during the term of her natural lifetime, to be used and taken care of for her own benefit and comfort; then......at the death of my wife.......all the estate that is left ----... I......devise and bequeath to my six children.” The widow, as executrix, paid two of the children, with whom the testator and widow had lived, $500 each. No effort was made to contest this…
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