Armor's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 218, Jan. T., 1893, by Monroe Armor et al., contestants, from decree of O. C. Centre Co., No. 5955, refusing issue upon question of undue influence in execution of will of Ruth B. Armor, deceased. Petition for issue devisavit vel non. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 218, Jan. T., 1893, by Monroe Armor et al., contestants, from decree of O. C. Centre Co., No. 5955, refusing issue upon question of undue influence in execution of will of Ruth B. Armor, deceased. Petition for issue devisavit vel non. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court, Ftjrst, P. J., granted an issue devisavit vel non on the question of testamentary capacity, but refused it on the question of undue influence, saying: [“ As to undue influence, there is not a particle of testimony, in our judgment, to support an issue thereon, and that part of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
On the 10th of November, 189.1, Ruth B. Armor died, in the *520ninety-third year of her age. She left surviving her five children, Monroe Armor, Eliza G., intermarried with David M. Butts, Eudotia, Anastasia and Amanda, the last married to Samuel B. Miller.
At her death Mrs. Armor possessed an estate in lands and personalty to the value, probably, of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). After the death of her husband in 1877, her son-in-law, D. M. Butts, managed her estate under powers of attorney from her. The evidence shows, as well as his own statement, that his control…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Wilson's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
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- Phillips' EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Mark's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- Folsom v. ButtolphIndiana Court of Appeals · 1924
- Butts v. ArmorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Gold WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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