Harrison's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 51, Jan. T., 1900, by Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and granting Annuities, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1898, No. 178, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in the case of the estate of Philippa Harrison, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication.
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Appeal, No. 51, Jan. T., 1900, by Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and granting Annuities, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1898, No. 178, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in the case of the estate of Philippa Harrison, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. From the record it appeared that testatrix died on September 28,1897, leaving a will duly probated, and dated October 13, 1896. Amongst other bequests in the will was one reading as follows: “ I give and bequeath to my nieces, Ellen Cierno, Julia Cierno, and Bessie Cierno, of Newquay, Cornwall, Two Thousand…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Gbeen,
This is another case of irregular execution of a testamentary ■ paper which is always to be regretted, but as to' which we have' sanctioned many departures from the strict requirements of our statute of wills. The one requirement that every will shall be in writing and shall be signed by the maker at the end thereof, we have never surrendered and it is to be hoped we never' will. But when in addition to this, in any given case, there has been a sufficient description of the substance of the gift, *578and connected therewith, a suitable designation of the person…
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