English's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 15 and 16, Oct. T., 1921, by Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, from decree of O. C. Lawrence Co., Dec. T., 1919, No. 69, O. C. A., dismissing exceptions to report of auditor making distribution of money in hands of Lawrence Savings & Trust Co., executor-of estate of Mary E. English, deceased, and of ¥m. E. Porter, administrator d. b. n. c. t. a. of estate of Rachel English, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor, J. Norman Martin, Esq.
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Appeals, Nos. 15 and 16, Oct. T., 1921, by Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, from decree of O. C. Lawrence Co., Dec. T., 1919, No. 69, O. C. A., dismissing exceptions to report of auditor making distribution of money in hands of Lawrence Savings & Trust Co., executor-of estate of Mary E. English, deceased, and of ¥m. E. Porter, administrator d. b. n. c. t. a. of estate of Rachel English, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor, J. Norman Martin, Esq. Before Emery, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed exceptions. The executor of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Chief Justice MoscAzisker,
//The question involved is, does the daughter of testatrix take a life estate or a fee simple? The court below decided that she possessed the latter, and a remainderman, whose interest is thus defeated, has appealed.
Rachel English, by will dated July 12, 1904, disposed of the residue of her estate as follows: “I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary E. English all the rest and residue of my property and estate of whatsoever character and wheresoever situated of which for her own use and benefit during her natural life. The personal estate to go into her…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pattin v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Taylor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Lessee of Findlay v. RiddleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1810
- Smith v. PiperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Watson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Wettengel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Martin v. GrinageSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Mebus's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Waldron v. WahlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Lippincott EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
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