Witman v. Norton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
CASE. “ James Dutton on the 26th of November 1812, v 1 ' “ duly made and published his testament and will; “ sprout the will;) and on the 29th of December duly made “ and-executed a codicil thereto. (Prout codicil.) He died “ on the day of January 1813, and on the 13 th of “ January 1813, the said will and codicil were duly proved.
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CASE. “ James Dutton on the 26th of November 1812, v 1 ' “ duly made and published his testament and will; “ sprout the will;) and on the 29th of December duly made “ and-executed a codicil thereto. (Prout codicil.) He died “ on the day of January 1813, and on the 13 th of “ January 1813, the said will and codicil were duly proved. “ At the time of making the said will and codicil, the tes- “ tator was possessed of peinonal estate, and seized of real “ estate, but the personal estate was insufficient for the pay- “ ment of his debts, and of the legacies he bequeathed; and a at the time of his…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
The question in this case is, whether the pecuniary legacies bequeathed by the will of James Dutton are a charge on his real estate? After giving several legacies, he devises as follows. “ As for and concerning “ all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, real and “ personal, whatsoever and wheresoever, not herein before “ otherwise disposed of, I do give, devise, and bequeath “ the same and every part and parcel thereof mito the cor- “ poration by the name of the Guardians of the Poor of the “ City of Philadelphia, &c.” I can conceive nothing more plain than the…
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