Legal Opinion

Yewdall's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 26, 1941No. Appeals, 148 and 149PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

John Yewdall willed his residuary estate to a trustee, in trust to pay one-half of the income to his daughter for life and the remaining half to his grandchildren for their respective lives from the time they each attained the age of twenty-one years; after the death of the daughter the grandchildren were to receive the entire income; all these life estates were subject to spendthrift provisions. As each of the grandchildren attained majority he or she was to be paid the sum of $10,000 out of the principal. Upon the death of each grandchild the part of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Feeney's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  2. Quigley's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. Wanamaker's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. McCaskey's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  5. Reed's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sheasley TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Smith's Estate v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
  3. Davis EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Edwards EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  5. Laucks EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

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