Legal Opinion

Harrison's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 22, 1936No. Appeal, 167PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Kephart,

The sole question before us is whether a spendthrift trust, with remainder to the University of Pennsylvania for scientific and charitable purposes, may be terminated by awarding to the cestui que jtrust_a~lump sum representing the value of her life estate, and by distributing the balance of the corpus to the remainderman, under tíié Act~of ApnlN3^1S3iP3^ir 29T The act provides that where all parties in interest in a trust that has a vested remainder to a charitable, literary, scientific or religious body agree that it shall be terminated upon mutually…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morgan'S EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  2. Baughman's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Davidson, Exrx. v. BrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  4. Philadelphia Suburban Corp. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Rehr v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Borsch EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  2. Kelsey EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  3. Riverside Trust Co. v. TwitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  4. Grote TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Brown EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962

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