Legal Opinion
Erny Trust
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1964No. Appeal, No. 192PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
The very narrow issue which this appeal presents is whether the “settlor [of this irrevocable inter vivos trust] in creating joint life estates for his wife and foster daughter, Thelma, refer [ed] to his time-of-deed wife or his time-of-death wife?”1
Charles Erny (Erny), in 1907 married Agnes Erny (Agnes) ; of this marriage no children were born but Erny and Agnes took into their own home in 1922 and treated in all respects as their own daughter, one Thelma Lawry (Thelma), a niece of Agnes, to whom they gave the name Thelma Erny.
On January 12, 1928, Erny executed an…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Schettler v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Burleigh EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Palmer v. . HornNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Collins EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Daniel v. WhartenbySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Berks County Tuberculosis Society AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- In Re the Trust Under Deed of TracySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Adams EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Mailey Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1970
- Adams EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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