Legal Opinion

Pepper's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 22, 1894No. Appeal, No. 9PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal, No. 9, Jan. T., 1894, by the Commonwealth, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Jan. T., 1893, No. 320, on appeal from assessment of collateral inheritance tax, in estate of Edward Pepper, deceased. Appeal from assessment of collateral inheritance tax. The following facts were agreed upon by counsel: Edward Pepper died March 1, 1892, testate, unmarried, and leaving issue one son, Dr. Edward Pepper.

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Appeal, No. 9, Jan. T., 1894, by the Commonwealth, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Jan. T., 1893, No. 320, on appeal from assessment of collateral inheritance tax, in estate of Edward Pepper, deceased. Appeal from assessment of collateral inheritance tax. The following facts were agreed upon by counsel: Edward Pepper died March 1, 1892, testate, unmarried, and leaving issue one son, Dr. Edward Pepper. By his will, dated March 18, 1891, after stating that his son, Dr. Edward Pepper, was amply provided for by the trust estate left to him by jhis father, the late George Pepper, he devised a…

1Opinion of the Court

Per, Curiam,

All that is necessary to be said on the questions presented by this record will be found in the opinion of the learned president of the orphans’ court. For reasons therein given we think there is no error in the decree complained of.

Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed with costs to be paid by appellant.

2Cited by20 opinions

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  2. Kennedy v. McDougalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1910
  3. English v. CrenshawTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
  4. In re the Estate of FergusonWashington Supreme Court · 1921
  5. State ex rel. Hilton v. Probate CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919

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