Legal Opinion

Moore Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 22, 1943No. Appeal, 133PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

Appellant hospital complains of the refusal to award a legacy claimed under a codicil. The claim was presented at the audit of the trustees’ first account. Payment was refused on the ground that the gift was subject to a contingency contained in the will and that the contingency had not yet happened.

Testator died January 14, 1927, leaving a will dated June 27,1924, and a codicil dated May 4,1926. He was survived by a widow, a daughter-in-law, and by a grandson, Edward J. Moore, 2nd; the grandson’s age is not stated, but apparently he was quite young when the will…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rainear's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Warne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Vernier's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  4. Bissell's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  5. Baugh's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Horn EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Van Hoose v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Braun EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  4. Boyer EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  5. Crooks EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957

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