Legal Opinion

Taylor's Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County

Decided June 25, 1928No. 76Published

1Opinion of the Court

Henderson, J.,

Little need be added to the clear and convincing opinion of the Auditing Judge.

The argument in support of a violation of the rule, at least so far as the provision for the grandchildren is concerned, is based on the assumption that he did not give a life estate to the grandchildren, but gave them three different estates for years, and lasting throughout their lives, i. e., support until they reach the age of twenty-one; the whole income from twenty-one to thirty; then a gift of one-half the principal, and income on the balance for life.

The presumption is that a testator does not…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wickersham's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  2. James's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  3. Estate of SiddallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897

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