Weidman v. Maish
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error, to the Common Pleas of Yorlc county. This was a case stated, in which Michael Weidman was plaintiff, and Jacob Maish, Michael Shriver, and John Lefever were defendants, in the Court of Common Pleas of York county, No. 14, of August term 1848. Case stated as if found by special verdict, with right to either party to sue out a writ of error.
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Error, to the Common Pleas of Yorlc county. This was a case stated, in which Michael Weidman was plaintiff, and Jacob Maish, Michael Shriver, and John Lefever were defendants, in the Court of Common Pleas of York county, No. 14, of August term 1848. Case stated as if found by special verdict, with right to either party to sue out a writ of error. On the second day of September 1827, John Meyer, of Spring Garden township, York county, Pennsylvania, made his last will and testament in writing of that date, which afterwards and after his death was duly proved and recorded in the register’s…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court, filed July 3, was delivered by
Gibson, C. J.
Words may be transposed in accordance with the context of a will, to supply a member in a devise or bequest which would else be imperfect; but the gifts, in this instance, are separately intelligible and complete. No case resembles the present in circumstances; and we are to construe the clauses of it according to their evident meaning, without regard to precedents *511further than they may have established principles of interpretation. The first is in these words: “I give and devise unto my beloved wife Elizabeth eighty-five…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Evans v. KnorrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1833
3Cited by3 opinions
- Tarter's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Graham v. GamberSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Fehr's EstateYork County Orphans' Court · 1943