Thomson's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1879, No. 97. The appeal of Lavinia F. Thomson from the decree of the court dismissing her exceptions to the supplemental report of the auditor in distribution, in the estate of J. Edgar Thomson, deceased, and in confirming said report.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1879, No. 97. The appeal of Lavinia F. Thomson from the decree of the court dismissing her exceptions to the supplemental report of the auditor in distribution, in the estate of J. Edgar Thomson, deceased, and in confirming said report. The administrators of the estate of said decedent filed in the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia their accounts, which by the consent of the parties in interest were referred to Joseph A. Clay, Esq., as auditor, with power to audit, settle and adjust the same, and to make distribution of the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sharswood
The question presented upon this appeal depends upon the construction of the will of the late J. Edgar Thomson. It was written by himself without the benefit of legal counsel. It must have such a reasonable construction as to effectuate his whole intention — if that can be done consistently with the rules and policy of the law.’ When near his death, Mr. Thomson added two codicils to his will, which throw strong light upon his meaning. It is conceded that *46the word “proceeds” is a word of equivocal import. Its construction depends very much upon the context and the subject-matter to which it is…
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