Dorrance v. Dorrance
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Chas. B. Witmer, Judge. Suit by Estelle Dorrance against Benjamin F. Dorrance and others. From a decree for defendants (227 Fed. 679), complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
[1] In this action — which was begun in January, 1915, between citizens of different states — the plaintiff contends that the will of Charles Dorrance, Sr., violates the rule against perpetuities and is therefore void. If this be true, much and perhaps all of his property passed under the intestate laws, and the plaintiff (the childless widow of Charles, Jr., a son, who died intestate) has succeeded to an interest in her husband’s share, and is entitled to relief. The will is an elaborate instrument, and shows the hand of a competent and careful lawyer. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dorrance v. DorranceDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1915
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