McClay v. Hanna
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was an appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Dauphin county, under the following circumstances : John Harris, by his will, dated the 25th of May 1790, proved 2d of August 1791, bequeathed all his personal estate to his sons, David, Robert and James, and his daughters, Mary McClay and Mary Hanna, to be equally divided between them. He also ordered his executors to sell all his lands, not otherwise disposed of by his will, and divide the proceeds as aforesaid.
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This was an appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Dauphin county, under the following circumstances : John Harris, by his will, dated the 25th of May 1790, proved 2d of August 1791, bequeathed all his personal estate to his sons, David, Robert and James, and his daughters, Mary McClay and Mary Hanna, to be equally divided between them. He also ordered his executors to sell all his lands, not otherwise disposed of by his will, and divide the proceeds as aforesaid. He directed his executors to settle their accounts in the orphans’ court, in one year after his decease, and continue to settle an…
1Opinion of the Court
The Court dismissed the appeal, because it did not appear, that the orphans’ court had pronounced a definitive decree.
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