Kirkpatrick's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 248 and 249, Jan. T., 1924, by Helen A. K. Cook and H. Bruce Kirkpatrick, legatees, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1923, No. 1514, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in estate of Clara Kirkpatrick, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication of Henderson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Exceptions dismissed in opinion by Lamorelle, P. J. Helen A. K. Cook and R. Bruce Kirkpatrick, legatees, appealed.
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Appeals, Nos. 248 and 249, Jan. T., 1924, by Helen A. K. Cook and H. Bruce Kirkpatrick, legatees, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1923, No. 1514, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in estate of Clara Kirkpatrick, deceased. Exceptions to adjudication of Henderson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Exceptions dismissed in opinion by Lamorelle, P. J. Helen A. K. Cook and R. Bruce Kirkpatrick, legatees, appealed. Errors assigned were, inter alia, decrees, quoting them.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,
On the adjudication of the account of the executors of the estate of Clara Kirkpatrick, deceased, the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia County held that her two children, hereinafter referred to as the “original legatees” or “the first takers,” had but life estates under their mother’s will, and entered a decree making awards accordingly. They claim to possess estates of greater quantity; hence this appeal.
Testatrix died July 21, 1922, leaving as her sole heirs at law two children, R. Bruce Kirkpatrick and Helen A. K. Cook; she made sundry specific…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Long's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Edelman's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Wettengel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Deeter's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Field's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Mulert EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Reiff v. PepoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Stanton v. GuestSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
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