Miller v. Stubbs
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 337, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Oct. T., 1913, No. 35, for plaintiff on case stated in case of Annie A. Miller v. C. Walter Stubbs. Case stated to determine plaintiff’s interest in certain real estate. Before Butler, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court entered judgment for plaintiff on the case stated. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was the judgment of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
J. M. Cresson Dickey died October 29, 1908, and. the question brought up to us on this appeal .is whether his widow took his residuary estate absolutely, free from any trusts, under the following clause in his will: “All the residue of my Estate, real and personal of which I shall die seized and possessed, I bequeath absolutely to my beloved wife, Annie Arnot Dickey, desiring that she *484shall use such portion of my estate as may seem best to her in the education and support of my beloved son, Robert Graham Dickey, and of my beloved daughter, Edith Scott Dickey, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sheets' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1866
- In re Pennock's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1853
- Good v. Fichthorn, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County1891
- Stinson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Burt v. HerronSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
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- Kidd's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Ricketts v. Alliance Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Lindsay's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Herskovitz's Estate No. 1.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
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