Legal Opinion

Thaw Estate

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 12, 1948No. Appeals, 219, 223 and 230PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

These appeals are from the final decree of the Orphans’ Court of Allegheny County sustaining exceptions to the schedule of distribution on the sixth and final account of the Fidelity Trust Company, trustee under the will of William Thaw, deceased, and disallowing claims of the School District of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the City of Pittsburgh for personal property taxes against the trust estate.

The question presented by the appellants is whether a resident testamentary trustee, which, upon the death of the life beneficiary, is in process of winding up…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Callery's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  2. Mikell v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  3. Dixon's CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Bayer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  5. Girard Trust Co., Trustee's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Fischer v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  2. Fischer v. PittsburghSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  3. Gustave T. Swoboda and Emily L. Swoboda, Husband and Wife v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
  4. Landis TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  5. Sauer AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

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