Legal Opinion

Phillips's Estate

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 7, 1935No. Appeal, 21PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

The appellant, Potter Title and Trust Company, was appointed guardian of the estate of Hester M. Phillips, a minor, on February 4, 1921. The same questions are involved in this appeal as were involved in Giese’s Estate, 119 Pa. Superior Ct. 232, 180 A. 711.

The facts may be summarized as follows: Five hundred dollars was bequeathed to each of three grandchildren under the will of their grandfather, Samuel W. Phillips, deceased. The fifth paragraph of his will reads as follows: “To my grandchildren Hester M. Phillips and Helen Hartley Phillips, and to the child of my…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Giese's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  2. Weyand's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Harrison's EstatesPennsylvania Orphans' Court, Allegheny County · 1941
  2. McDermott's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1937

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