Seitz's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Cumberland county: Of May Term 1878, No. 188. Appeal of Benjamin Seitz, testamentary guardian of the minor children of John Q. Zinn, deceased, from the decree of the court directing an allowance to Catharine E. Zinn, widow of said decedent, out of the estate of said minors.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Cumberland county: Of May Term 1878, No. 188. Appeal of Benjamin Seitz, testamentary guardian of the minor children of John Q. Zinn, deceased, from the decree of the court directing an allowance to Catharine E. Zinn, widow of said decedent, out of the estate of said minors. The proceedings were as follows: The widow applied to the Orphans’ Court, by a petition, which in substance set forth: That she was the widow of John Q. Zinn, and mother of Clayton F. and Adda C. Zinn; that her husband had left an estate, consisting of a house and lot, which petitioner and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
This is an appeal by the guardian of the minor children of John Q. Zinn, deceased. The money sought to be appropriated by this decree was acquired under the will of their grandfather, George Zinn. It declared: “I direct that one share of my estate that would have been enjoyed by my son, John Q. Zinn, had he been living at the time of my death * * * shall descend to his children living at the time of my death, after final settlement of my estate, and be put at interest, and paid over to them after they arrive at the age of twenty-one years, and if they all die without leaving issue, it shall…
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