Edwards Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
Mary F. Edwards died March 26, 1948, leaving a last will and testament dated March 16, 1948, and two codicils thereto dated March 24, 1948.
The question presented on this appeal is whether a bequest to a sister, in the eighth paragraph of testatrix’s will, of “all cash” which remained after payment of debts and specific legacies operated as a residuary clause to pass the balance of the proceeds of real estate to the legatee named, or whether this balance was un-disposed of by the will and hence distributable under the intestate law. The court below held the bequest of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Talbot v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Reel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Shareff's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Lagges EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Suppes's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hoffman EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Westmoreland County · 1956