Simon's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 27, Oct. T., 1901, by-Madge Kessler, from decree of O. C. Pbila. Co., Jan. T., 1890, No. 846, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of John Simon, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication.
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Appeal, No. 27, Oct. T., 1901, by-Madge Kessler, from decree of O. C. Pbila. Co., Jan. T., 1890, No. 846, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in estate of John Simon, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Ashman, J., filed an adjudication, the material portions of which are as follows : After a gift of his estate real and personal to his wife, Sarah Simon, for life, or during widowhood, the testator gave one seventh thereof to each of his children, William, Rebecca, Emma and John absolutely; one seventh to his executors in trust to pay the net income to his daughter Julia for life, and at…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
By tbe will of John Simon, deceased, there became vested in his son, John F. Simon, subject to the gift of the whole estate to the testator’s widow for life or widqwhood, one full seventh part and one sixth of two thirds of another seventh part of the entire estate, real and personal. Another one seventh became vested in Rebecca Slack, a daughter of the testator. The disposition of the other shares of one seventh each need not be referred to. By codicil the testator provided that if his son John should die seized of the whole or any part of his share, said share should…
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