Wagner's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of York county. This was an appeal by Joseph Wagner, administrator of Lavinia Wagner, deceased, from the decree of the court distributing the estate of Philip Lauer, deceased. The case was this: — Philip Lauer died testate and without issue, in 1858, seised and possessed of real and personal estate.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of York county. This was an appeal by Joseph Wagner, administrator of Lavinia Wagner, deceased, from the decree of the court distributing the estate of Philip Lauer, deceased. The case was this: — Philip Lauer died testate and without issue, in 1858, seised and possessed of real and personal estate. By his'will, dated June 7th 1858, and duly admitted to probate by the register of York county, on the 3d day of July 1858, he gave, inter alia, the following legacy, and appointed Jacob Ru-. pert and Isaac Quickel his executors:— “ To Lavinia, daughter of my brother,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Woodward, J.
We do not revez’se judgments and decrees of other courts, unless substantial ground exists to rest our judgzzient upon. It is not enough that we see nothing in the case to lead us to the conclusion of the court below; but the record must disclose satisfactory reasons for a different and inconsistent *104conclusion. Unless it do, we are accustomed to affirm the judg-' ment we find upon the record.
This record is destitute of the elements necessary for a legal argument either in support of or against the decree that was entered below. We would…
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