Stover's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia : Of January Term 1873, No. 148. Mason Hutchins died in Philadelphia on the 9th of October 1866, having made a will by which he bequeathed as follows:— “ Item.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia : Of January Term 1873, No. 148. Mason Hutchins died in Philadelphia on the 9th of October 1866, having made a will by which he bequeathed as follows:— “ Item. I give and bequeath unto my nephew, Mason Hutchins Darrach, an annuity of $1000, chargeable upon and yearly payable out of my estate for and during the term of his natural life; and I do further order and direct that the said sum shall be paid to him in person only, and upon his personal application therefor, and to no other person for him; and in case the said Mason Hutchins Darrach shall…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
The controversy in this case arises out of the following item in the will of Mason Hutchins, deceased, to wit:
“ Item, I give and bequeath unto my nephew, Mason Hutchins Darrach, an annuity of $1000, chargeable upon and yearly paya*284ble out of my estate, for and during the term of his natural life. And I do further order and direct, that the said sum shall be.paid to him in person only, and upon his personal application therefor, and to no other person for him; and in case the said Mason Hutchins Darrach shall not, for the space of five years, apply in person for the payment of the said yearly…
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