Legal Opinion

Woolsey's Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Montgomery County

Decided October 20, 1944No. 46,201Published

1Opinion of the Court

Holland, P. J.,

Petitioner is the surviving trustee under decedent’s will of her residuary estate. Decedent was a resident of this county at her death and the administration of her estate is within the jurisdiction of this court. She owned an undivided one-half interest in certain real estate in the City and County of Philadelphia, which petitioner now has an opportunity to sell. Lack of a testamentary power to sell makes recourse to the Revised Price Act neces- - sary.

The Act of June 7, 1917, P. L. 388, sec. 1, 20 PS 1561, in conferring jurisdiction on the orphans’ court expressly states that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Morrison v. NellisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887

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