Earp's Will
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
This case came before the Court on exceptions to the report of an auditor; various questions' were considered, which it is deemed not necessary to introduce into a statement of the case. A copy of the three several items in the will of Robert Earp, deceased, on which the Court expressed an opinion, is all which it is believed the reader will require for a clear understanding of the points decided by the Court.
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This case came before the Court on exceptions to the report of an auditor; various questions' were considered, which it is deemed not necessary to introduce into a statement of the case. A copy of the three several items in the will of Robert Earp, deceased, on which the Court expressed an opinion, is all which it is believed the reader will require for a clear understanding of the points decided by the Court. “ I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Mary Ann Earp, all my household furniture, silver-plate, whatsoever absolutely, to be disposed of as she may think proper, and also the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
King, President. —
The testator in the first clause of his will gives the usual direction for the prompt payment of his debts and funeral expenses. In the second item, he bequeaths all his household furniture and plate absolutely to his wife, and “ also the annual sum of $3000, to be paid to her in four quarterly payments, by his executors, out of his residuary estate, during her life.” In the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth clauses, he gives various particular bequests and directions as to other portions of his estate. In the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Welles v. CowlesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1822
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- Graham v. AbbottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904