Morton's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 74, April T., 1903, by Mercantile Trust. Company, guardian of estate of Francis M. Longdon, from .decree of O. C, Allegheny Co., March T., 1902, No. 119, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, In, re Estate of Andrew Morton,. Deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. The facts are stated.in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was in dismissing exceptions to adjudication.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
W. D. Porter, J.,
Andrew Morton, the testator, died in 1862, leaving to survive him, a widow and four children, James and. George W. Morton, Nancy Eaton and Sarah J. Ingham. Tie devised, by the seventh clause of his will, all his real estate to trustees, in trust to rent out and manage the same to the best advantage, and divide and pay over the net income, one fifth to his widow, one fifth to George W. Morton, and a like part to each of his said children, during the life of the widow; “ and at her decease then the same to be divided and paid one-fourth each to each of my said…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Carstensen's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- McClure's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
- Minnig v. BatdorffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1847
- Bradley's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Chew's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1861
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