Murray v. Lowrie
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 180, Oct. T., 1903, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. Term, 1903, No. 171, for plaintiff on case stated in suit of John S. Murray and Catherine M. Murray v. A. L. Lowrie. Case stated to determine the marketability of real estate. The question at issue was whether Catherine M. Murray had under her father’s will an estate in fee simple which she could convey. The provisions of the will are quoted in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 180, Oct. T., 1903, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. Term, 1903, No. 171, for plaintiff on case stated in suit of John S. Murray and Catherine M. Murray v. A. L. Lowrie. Case stated to determine the marketability of real estate. The question at issue was whether Catherine M. Murray had under her father’s will an estate in fee simple which she could convey. The provisions of the will are quoted in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court entered judgment for plaintiff on the ease stated in the sum of $11,666.06. Error assigned was the judgment of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
After making several bequests, R. B. Mowry, by the eleventh clause in his will, gave his daughter, Catherine M. Murray, one seventh of his estate in fee simple. The provision in his.codicil, by which the appellant contends this estate was cut down to a separate use trust, is : “ It is my will and I hereby direct that any and all interests my said daughters or either of them may take in my estate shall inure to them free from any and *3all liabilities of the debts of any husband either of them may now have or hereafter take and likewise free from the control of such…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- MacConnell v. LindsaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Bailey v. Allegheny National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
- Hays v. LeonardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Keating v. McAdooSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- MacConnell v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gilbert's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Paucker's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1922