Wood's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 45, Oct. T., 1913, by Thomas D. Wood, from decree of O. O. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1912, No. 37, dismissing exceptions to adjudication in Estate of W. Dewees Wood, deceased. Excéptions to adjudication. Before Miller, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. Error assigned was the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
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Mr.. Justice Stewart,
By a written agreement under seal, the children and distributees under the will of W. Dewees Wood, in consideration of mutual promises, and of love and affection, authorized and empowered the executors and trustees under said will to pay out .of the income of the estate in their hands to Charles Gilpin, a maternal uncle, an annual sum of $3,000.00, or so much thereof as should accrue and be payable to the subscribers, deducting the same in equal portions from their respective shares; the payment of said annual sum to be a complete discharge and acquittance to…
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