Com. ex rel. Hoopes v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 338, Jan. T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Jan. T., 1893, No. 23, on demurrer to respondent’s return to writ of mandamus. Mandamus to compel register of wills to certify to the or•plians’ court questions arising in a contest concerning the will of A. Taylor Hoopes, deceased. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was entry of judgment on demurrer.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
A. Taylor Hoopes of Chester county died May 10, 1892. On May 16th, six days afterwards, E. Malin Hoopes and Thomas W. Pierce, the relators, presented to Frank A. Thomas, Register of wills, a writing, purporting to be the last will of A. Taylor Hoopes, for probate. The 'will was proven by the subscribing witnesses, and letters testamentary were issued to E. Malin Hoopes and Thomas W. Pierce. This will was dated May 17, 1888. On July 6, 1892, Caleb H. Bradley presented a petition to the Register, averring that there had come into the hands of said executors, among the…
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