Kelley's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 251, Jan. T., 1914, by Edith S. Kelley, Executrix of the last will and testament of John G. Kelley, deceased, legatee under said will and widow of said decedent, from decree of O. O. Monroe Co., dismissing exceptions to report of auditor in estate of John G. Kelley, deceased. Exceptions to report of Frank B. Holmes, Esq., Auditor. Before Staples, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions.
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Appeal, No. 251, Jan. T., 1914, by Edith S. Kelley, Executrix of the last will and testament of John G. Kelley, deceased, legatee under said will and widow of said decedent, from decree of O. O. Monroe Co., dismissing exceptions to report of auditor in estate of John G. Kelley, deceased. Exceptions to report of Frank B. Holmes, Esq., Auditor. Before Staples, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. Edith S. Kelley, Executrix, appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing the exceptions.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
John G. Kelley died testate 29th May, 1911, leaving to survive him a widow, Edith S. Kelly, whom he appointed executrix of his will, and one child by a former marriage, Anna K., wife of Dr. F, W. Hornbrook, here the appellee. His will as probated includes a number of separate instruments, several, of which are designated by the *174testator as codicils to an original will of 31st January, 1905, and all of which were doubtless intended to so operate. At all events the probate gives them that effect. By the original will proper testator gave to his nephew, E. W.…
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