Sigel's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 68, Jan. T., 1905, by William Scbudt, from decree of O. C. Warren Co., Sept. T., 1904, No. 19, distributing estate of Charles Sigel, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Lindsey, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Pottee,
Charles Sigel died February 21,1904, unmarried and without issue, and leaving a large estate. On the day of his death he executed a will by which he revoked all previous wills, gave certain legacies and in his own language, “ the balance of my *16estate to the heirs of Charles Sigel,” that is, to his own heirs.
On the same day he executed a codicil, which reads as follows : “ I give to my sister Matilda Sigel, of Kirchheim, Germany, Mary Schmidt of East Orange, N. J., and Mary Schudt of West Seneca, N. Y., each one thousand ($1,000) dollars and to Gus Schudt my…
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