Vaughan's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 337, Jan. T., 1910, by Lillian Vaughan Nixon, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1910, No. 202, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Mary Catharine Vaughan, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Lamorelle, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case.
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Appeal, No. 337, Jan. T., 1910, by Lillian Vaughan Nixon, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1910, No. 202, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Mary Catharine Vaughan, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Lamorelle, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Error assigned was decree dismissing exceptions. cited: Hague v. Hague, 161 Pa. 643; Peale’s Est., 31 W. N. C. 551; Lewis’s App., 108 Pa. 133; Heck’s Est., 170 Pa. 232; Pennock’s Est., 20 Pa. 268; Shirlock v. Shirlock, 5 Pa. 367; Pales v. Currier, 55 N. H. 392; Yost v. McKee, 179 Pa. 381; Sheetz’s…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
Robert H. Vaughan died March 14, 1899. By his will dated December 15, 1896, he provided, inter alia, as follows: “I .... do hereby devise, .... all of the property and estate I am possessed of, .... to my dearly beloved wife, Mary Catharine Vaughan during her life. At her decease the same to be equally divided between my three children Thomas Vaughan, Lillian Vaughan Nixon- and Charles Vaughan. Respecting the one-third part to my daughter Lillian Vaughan Nixon, I direct that the amount thereof be placed in the hands of my son Thomas Vaughan, as trustee for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Hague v. HagueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Mooney's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
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