Appeal of Price
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 61, Jan. T., 1895, by Martha Price, Caroline Peel and Matilda E. Price, from decree of O. C. Chester Co., setting aside the probate of the will of Henry F. Price. -The alleged will of Henry F. Price having been admitted to probate by the register of wills of Chester county, and letters testamentary granted to Charles J. Price, the executor named therein, an appeal to the orphans’ court was taken by Jennie E. Price, a daughter of Henry F. Price, and an issue was…
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Appeal, No. 61, Jan. T., 1895, by Martha Price, Caroline Peel and Matilda E. Price, from decree of O. C. Chester Co., setting aside the probate of the will of Henry F. Price. -The alleged will of Henry F. Price having been admitted to probate by the register of wills of Chester county, and letters testamentary granted to Charles J. Price, the executor named therein, an appeal to the orphans’ court was taken by Jennie E. Price, a daughter of Henry F. Price, and an issue was sent to the common pleas to determine whether or not the domicile of Henry F. Price, at the time of his death, was in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice McCollum,
Although Henry F. Price died in WestChester, Pa., his domicile was in Brooklyn, New York: Price v. Price, 156 Pa. 617. At the date of the paper alleged to be his will he owned no real estate. Subsequently he bought a small farm near West Chester, of which he died seized. It is conceded that the pa*299per referred to is not a valid will in New York and that as to his personal estate the maker thereof died intestate. But it is contended that the paper is testamentary in its character and includes the real estate in Pennsylvania acquired after its execution, and that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Price v. PriceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
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