Legal Opinion

Irwin's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 22, 1909No. Appeal, No. 42Published

Appeal, No. 42, Jan. T., 1909, by Isaac McConnell Irwin, from decree of O. C. Fayette Co., Dec. T., 1908, No. 23, refusing to allow exceptions to be filed nunc pro tunc in Estate of Elizabeth Irwin, deceased. Petition for leave to file exceptions nunc pro tunc. Before Work, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Error assigned was decree dismissing the petition.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb,. Justice Brown,

Elizabeth Irwin, a resident of the borough of Uniontown, Fayette county, died intestate February 9, 1908, leaving to survive her as her next of kin a sister, Margaret Blackburn, a resident of said county, and nephews and nieces, sons and daughters of a deceased brother and sister, all of whom were *374nonresidents of the county at the time of their aunt’s death. On March 16, 1908, Margaret Blackburn renounced her right, to administer on her sister’s estate and, upon her request, letters of administration were granted to her daughter, Rena B. Wycoff, the appellee. On…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Graham v. Graham's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
  2. Millspaugh v. McBrideNew York Court of Chancery · 1839
  3. Estate of MillerPennsylvania Orphans' Court, Berks County · 1890
  4. Carpenter v. HaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  5. Mylin's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1838

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