Legal Opinion

Fetrow's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 30, 1917No. Appeal, No. 97PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal, No. 97, Jan. T., 1917, by Amelia J. Rupp, from decree of O. C. York Co., sustaining exceptions to report of Auditor in estate of Joshua Fetrow, deceased. Exceptions to report of auditor. Before Wanner, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The lower court sustained exceptions to the report of the auditor. Amelia J. Rupp appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in sustaining exceptions to the auditor’s report.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Potter,

Joshua Fetrow died February 25, 1864, leaving a will which contained the following provisions: “I give, de*92vise and bequeath unto Lucinda Dietz widow of Daniel Dietz deceased, now living with me during her natural life, the House and land situate in said Spring Garden Township, adjoining the Codorous Navigation, Loucks Mill road and lands of Daniel Immel and Alexander Hay and being the same premises lately occupied by Joseph Sample. She to have and hold the same and keep it in repair during her natural life at her death the same to be sold and the proceeds thereof…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chandler v. WoelpperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  2. Shallcross's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  3. Ross v. DrakeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1861
  4. Fetrow's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Eichelberger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  2. Handy's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  3. Deacon Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County1977
  4. Field's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1947
  5. Cassell EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Montgomery County · 1961

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