Billings's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 139, Jan. T., 1920, by Gertrude Sears, a legatee, from decree of O. C. Tioga Co., Sept. T., 1916, No. 3, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Sarah M. Billings. Exceptions to report of G. Mason Owlett, Esq., auditor. Before Smith, P. J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. Gertrude Sears, a legatee, appealed.
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Appeal, No. 139, Jan. T., 1920, by Gertrude Sears, a legatee, from decree of O. C. Tioga Co., Sept. T., 1916, No. 3, dismissing exceptions to auditor’s report in Estate of Sarah M. Billings. Exceptions to report of G. Mason Owlett, Esq., auditor. Before Smith, P. J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions. Gertrude Sears, a legatee, appealed. Errors assigned were (1-8) dismissal of exceptions, and (9) decree, quoting them.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Sarah M. Billings died December 8, 1912, leaving a will in which she gave her residuary estate to ten nephews and nieces by name to be paid them “One thousand dollars to each of them within one year after my decease. Two thousand to each of them, additional, three years after my decease, one-half of the share of each of the remainder to each of them at the end of six years from my decease and the balance going to each one *74ten years after my decease, provided that should any of my said nephews or nieces die before receiving their full share as herein willed without…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- In re Estate of HandleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Grim's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
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- Weinmann's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
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- Dreisbach EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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