Furst v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 55, Jan. T., 1902, by-plaintiffs, from decree of C. P. Lycoming Co., June T., 1899, No. 1, on bill in equity, in case of John S. Furst and Pauline H. Ifurst v. Robert F. Armstrong, Celia H. Armstrong and Louisa M. Houston. Bill in equity for partition.
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Appeal, No. 55, Jan. T., 1902, by-plaintiffs, from decree of C. P. Lycoming Co., June T., 1899, No. 1, on bill in equity, in case of John S. Furst and Pauline H. Ifurst v. Robert F. Armstrong, Celia H. Armstrong and Louisa M. Houston. Bill in equity for partition. McClure, P. J., specially presiding, found the facts to be as follows: 1. Levi Houston moved from Smithville, New Jersey, to Montgomery Station, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in 1878, and there entered into the business of manufacturing woodworking machinery with Hall and Smith under the firm name of Houston, Hall & Smith. Hall…
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Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
The principal and controlling question in this case arises on the construction of the last clause of the fourth item of Levi Houston’s will which is as follows: “And I give to my said executor full power to conduct for such time as she may see fit the business in which I may be engaged at the time of my death.” It is contended on the part of the appellants that the authority thus invested in the executrix was limited to the “ business ” of carrying on the planing mill and the manufacturing of wood-working machinery, and did not empower the executrix to engage…
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