Brink v. Brady
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 265, Jan. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Jan. T., 1908, No. 246, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Jennie E. Brink v. Selden G. Brady, William Brady and Jesse Brady. Issue devisavit vel non. Before Staples, P. J., specially presiding. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned amongst others was in submitting the case to the jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
This is a contest between the beneficiary named in the will of testator and other relatives who think they should have been the objects of his bounty. The will was prepared at the request of the testator by a competent scrivener and was executed in due form in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. When it was produced for probate, a caveat was filed by two nephews not named in the will protesting against its being probated by the register of wills. The execution of the will was duly proven and no question was raised as to the signature of the testator, the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Lower & Barron v. ClementSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1855
- Sartwell v. WilcoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
- Silveus's Executors v. PorterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1874
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- Phillips' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914