Lightner's Appeal
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 12, 13 and 14, March T., 1914, by Harrisburg Trust Company, Guardian of Mabel G. Dewalt and Helen E. Dewalt, and Annie E. Cottingham, from decree of O. C. Dauphin Co., in sustaining exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Catharine E. Lightner, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor, S. ¡3. Rupp, Esq., before Henry, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeals, Nos. 12, 13 and 14, March T., 1914, by Harrisburg Trust Company, Guardian of Mabel G. Dewalt and Helen E. Dewalt, and Annie E. Cottingham, from decree of O. C. Dauphin Co., in sustaining exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Catharine E. Lightner, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor, S. ¡3. Rupp, Esq., before Henry, P. J., specially presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was in sustaining exceptions to auditor’s report.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
On February 23, 1910, Catherine E. Lightner executed a will by which she devised to Mabel G. Dewalt $800, to Helen E. Dewalt $800, and to Annie Cottingham $100, and provided, “All the rest and residue of my estate I give and bequeath unto the Home of the Friendless, in the city of Harrisburg. . . . Should said foregoing residuary bequest to said Home for the Friendless for any reason lapse or become void, then I give said residuary estate to said Mabel G. Dewalt, Helen E. Dewalt and Annie Cottingham, to be equally divided between them or the survivor or survivors of them…
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