Arnold's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 77, Oct. T., 1913, by James T. Arnold, Robert J. Cleland, guardian of sáid James T. Arnold, and Robert J. Cleland, Attorney-in-Fact for said James T. Arnold, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1912, No. 77, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in Estate of Isabella Arnold, deceased.' Exceptions to adjudication.
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Appeal, No. 77, Oct. T., 1913, by James T. Arnold, Robert J. Cleland, guardian of sáid James T. Arnold, and Robert J. Cleland, Attorney-in-Fact for said James T. Arnold, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1912, No. 77, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in Estate of Isabella Arnold, deceased.' Exceptions to adjudication. Before Hawkins, P. J. From the record it appeared that James T. Arnold and Isabella, his wife, were residents of the City of Pitts; burgh, where the latter died on November 13, 1909. They never had any children. Janies T. Arnold, at various times from 1906 to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
The two important questions in the case are (1) whether the bequests to the charities and religious uses in Mrs. Arnold’s will are void under the Act of April 26, 1855, P. L. 328, and (2) whether there was a post-nuptial contract by which Mr. Arnold released his marital interest in the estate of which his wife died intestate. The facts of the case appear in the reporter’s notes.
It is claimed by the guardian of Mr. Arnold that Robért H. Leitch, a subscribing witness to Mrs. Arnold’s will, was not a disinterested witness within the purview of the Act of. 1855 and…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Gregg's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
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