Legal Opinion

Whitaker's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 13, 1896No. Appeal, No. 204PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 204, Jan. T., 1896, by Fannie A. Eobbins and others, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1895, No. 215, overruling exceptions to adjudication. Exceptions to adjudication. .At the audit it appeared that decedent, a widow, died intes tate, July 7, 1894, leaving surviving no child or other issue, father or mother, uncle or aunt. Two first cousins, William Paul and Hannah A. Johnson, survived her.

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Appeal, No. 204, Jan. T., 1896, by Fannie A. Eobbins and others, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Oct. T., 1895, No. 215, overruling exceptions to adjudication. Exceptions to adjudication. .At the audit it appeared that decedent, a widow, died intes tate, July 7, 1894, leaving surviving no child or other issue, father or mother, uncle or aunt. Two first cousins, William Paul and Hannah A. Johnson, survived her. The former after-wards, May 5,1895, died, leaving a will of which he constituted the accountant executor. Hannah A. Johnson survives, and is now seventy-two years of age. All of the…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The questions presented in this record have been fully considered and correctly disposed of by the learned court below. On its clear, concise and exhaustive opinion, the decree is affirmed and the appeal dismissed, with costs to be paid by the ’appellants.

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Tarlo's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Miles's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  3. Com. v. West Philadelphia Fidelio MannerchorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  4. Conner's Estate (No. 2)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  5. In Re Humphrey's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943

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