Black's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 189, Oct. T., 1908, by William H. Black, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1907, No. 94, dismissing exceptions to distribution in estate of Alexander M. Black, deceased. Exceptions to distribution.
Read the full summary
Appeal, No. 189, Oct. T., 1908, by William H. Black, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1907, No. 94, dismissing exceptions to distribution in estate of Alexander M. Black, deceased. Exceptions to distribution. Before Miller, J. From the record it appeared that testator died November 5, 1905. By his will dated January 31, 1900, he directed his executor, the Safe Deposit & Trust Company, it having been his committee also, “to pay to David R. Kennedy one-half of the proceeds of bonds I hold in the National Life Insurance Company of Vermont. To Mrs. H. C. Lewis, residing near Parker,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elicin,
The testator held two bonds in the National Life Insurance Company, maturing in twenty years, which were in the nature of insurance contracts. He bequeathed one-half of the proceeds of these bonds to David R. Kennedy and the remaining half to Mrs. H. C. Lewis. ■ These legatees in the distribution of the estate in the court below claimed what the will in express terms gave them, that is, the proceeds of these bonds. Their right to participate in the distribution is denied by the residuary legatee on the ground that these legacies were adeemed. The solution to the…
2Cited by14 opinions
- Horn's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Estate of TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Frost EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- In Re Barrows' EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1931
- Manshaem v. NicholsMichigan Supreme Court · 1919
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.