Glass v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 74, Jan. T., 1913, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Blair Co., March T., 1909, No. 295, for defendant, in case of John J. Glass v. Minnie Morgan, in her own right, and as executrix of James Morgan, deceased; Louisa Foster or Louisa Forster, David Belford, Elizabeth Ekey, Jemima Scott, Agnes A. Wall and Milo Wall, her husband; John Howieson, Kate Howieson, William Howieson and Mary Howieson. Ejectment to recover an undivided one-half interest in land.
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Appeal, No. 74, Jan. T., 1913, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Blair Co., March T., 1909, No. 295, for defendant, in case of John J. Glass v. Minnie Morgan, in her own right, and as executrix of James Morgan, deceased; Louisa Foster or Louisa Forster, David Belford, Elizabeth Ekey, Jemima Scott, Agnes A. Wall and Milo Wall, her husband; John Howieson, Kate Howieson, William Howieson and Mary Howieson. Ejectment to recover an undivided one-half interest in land. Before Baldridge, P. J. The case was tried without a jury under the Act of April 22,1874, P. L. 109. The opinion of the Supreme…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This is an action of ejectment and the plaintiff claims *242title through, his wife’s will. The defendants are the collateral heirs of his wife. Annie Couch Glass died testate in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 6, 1899, leaving to survive her John J. Glass, her husband, but no issue. Immediately following the introductory part of her will in which Mrs. Glass declares that she is desirous of directing how her estate shall be disposed of after her decease, her will provides: “And as to my worldly estate and all the property, real, personal or mixed, of which I shall die…
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