Weeter's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 110, April T., 1902, by W. F. Collner, from decree of O. C. Clarion Co., Feb. T., 1901, No. 8, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in estate of Henry Weeter, deceased. Exceptions to report of A. A. Geary, Esq., auditor. The facts appear by the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was decree of Clark, P. J., dismissing exceptions to auditor’s repart.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
The appellant and appellee both claim the interest of John Weeter in the estate of his father, Henry Weeter, which arises under and is defined by the will of Henry Weeter, deceased. As two important questions arise in the case, the provisions of the will, under which they arise, are quoted at length:
“ First. I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Frances Weeter, all my property, real, personal and mixed, of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever the same may be at the time of my death, to have and to hold the same during her natural life, for her own proper…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Carstensen's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Manderson v. LukensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1854
- Patterson v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. WoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Jones v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ahlborn's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Luzerne County · 1936
- Erie Mantel & Tile Co. v. Carr, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Crawford County1924
- Hackett's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1942
- Staller Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Schuylkill County1956