Legal Opinion

Walker's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 11, 1942No. Appeal, 84PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Chief Justice Schaffer,

This appeal requires the construction of a clause in a codicil to the will of S. E. Walker. We are in accord with the final conclusion reached by the court below.

The testator by his will dated May 6, 1931, directed that, after the payment of his debts and the payment of $5,000 to each of his grandchildren, the rest, residue and remainder of his estate should be placed in trust to pay the net income derived therefrom to his wife, Cinderella J. Walker, for the term of her natural life. The trust was to continue until the death of his wife and at least for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Reck's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
  2. Wunder's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  3. Hurd's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  4. Martha May's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1862

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Britt EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Hope EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. March EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  4. Hill EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. McFadden EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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