Legal Opinion

Higbee Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 5, 1953No. Appeals, 210 and 216PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

The question presented by the appeals is whether or not a legacy to a foreign corporation not for profit lapsed when it is shown that the corporation at date of testatrix’s death had been dissolved by a decree of court, but where, at the time of distribution of the estate, such decree of dissolution had been vacated, set aside and expunged by the court which had entered the prior decree. The court below ruled that the legacy liad lapsed and directed distribution thereof to charity subsequently to be designated under the doctrine of ey pres.

Mary A.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Higbee WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  3. Bergen v. Lit Bros.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  4. Williams EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  5. Mitchell, Receiver of the Liberty Clay Products Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Morris Lapidus Associates v. Airportels, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Atlas Credit Corp. v. DolbowSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Rufo v. Bastian-Blessing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Nobel Well Service, Inc. v. Penn Energy, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Tandy Computer Leasing v. DeMarcoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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