Cochran v. Young
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler county: Of October Term 1883, No. 130. Ejectment, by Charles Cochran, guardian of Charles S. McCandless, against Simon Young, for an undivided half of a tract of land in Centre township, Butler county. Plea, not guilty.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler county: Of October Term 1883, No. 130. Ejectment, by Charles Cochran, guardian of Charles S. McCandless, against Simon Young, for an undivided half of a tract of land in Centre township, Butler county. Plea, not guilty. On the trial- before MoJunkust, P. J., the facts appeared to be as follows : Title was admitted to have been in Charles S. McCandless, who died August 8th 1862. On September 5th 1862 a paper purporting to be his last will and testament dated October 22d 1861, was duly admitted to probate in Butler county, by which the testator…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered January 7th 1884, by
Mr. Justice Clark.
On the 5th September 1862, a testamentary paper, dated October 22d 1861, purporting to be the last will and testament of Charles S. McCandless of Centre township, Butler county, was admitted to probate in the usual form by the Register of Wills of Butler county. By the provisions of this will, the testator who died August 8th 1862, devised and bequeathed all his real and personal estate to his brother, W. D. McCandless, *336subject to a life estate therein to his father and mother. After the decease of the life tenants,…
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