Carrigan's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 278, Oct. T., 1916, by Mary H. Rainsford, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., Jan. T., 1916, No. 186, sustaining exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Peter Carrigan. Exceptions to adjudication.
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Appeal, No. 278, Oct. T., 1916, by Mary H. Rainsford, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., Jan. T., 1916, No. 186, sustaining exceptions to adjudication in Estate of Peter Carrigan. Exceptions to adjudication. Anderson, J., filed the adjudication which was as follows : The testator died December 11,1914, having first made and executed his last will and testament, duly admitted to probate, whereby, after directing the payment of his just debts and funeral expenses and a gift of his business to his son John (which, however, as appears from the petition for distribution annexed, testator…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The contention between the parties in this case arises out of the construction of a part of the will of James. Carrigan. The testator created a trust in favor of his wife for life and after her death in favor of his children and after the death of the survivor of them the estate to go to his grandchildren per stirpes. The controversy grows out of the following provision of the will: “Should any of my said children die unmarried and without lawful issue then the income share of such child deceased shall go. to my reutaining children for life and my grandchildren shall…
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- Long's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- Lehman v. LehmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
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- Patterson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938