Willard's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Lycoming county: No. 415, to January Term 1870. William Waldo Willard died about the 1st of September 1864, having made his will dated August 24th preceding. The will was proved September 27th, and letters c. t. a. granted to E. S. Lowe and Bobert Faries. Mr. Willard left to survive him a widow Catharine E. Willard, and two children of a former wife, Anna C. Willard and Lizzie P. Willard.
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Appeal from the decree of the Orphans’ Court of Lycoming county: No. 415, to January Term 1870. William Waldo Willard died about the 1st of September 1864, having made his will dated August 24th preceding. The will was proved September 27th, and letters c. t. a. granted to E. S. Lowe and Bobert Faries. Mr. Willard left to survive him a widow Catharine E. Willard, and two children of a former wife, Anna C. Willard and Lizzie P. Willard. On the 24th of February 1865, Anna C. Willard died intestate unmarried and without issue; and on the 25th a son was born of his widow C. E. Willard, who was…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, May 5th 1870, by
Sharswood, J.
When it is said, as it has often been said, that the Orphans’ Court is a court of equity, all that is meant is that in the exercise of its limited jurisdiction conferred entirely by statute, it applies the rules and principles of equity. So Chief Justice Tilghman, with his well-known accuracy, clearly and succinctly expresses it: “ The Orphans’ Court, in matters within their jurisdiction, proceed on the same principles as a court of chancery:” Guier v. Kelly, 2 Binn. 299. “ Although the Orphanb’ Court,” said Chief Justice…
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