Legal Opinion

Thompson's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 17, 1918No. Appeal, No. 339PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Appeal, No. 339, Jan. T., 1917, by Samuel E. Taylor, Trustee, from decree of O. C. Payette County, June T., 1916, No. 64, dismissing exceptions to adjudication, in Estate of Samuel Thompson, Deceased. Exceptions to adjudication. Before Work, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions.' Samuel E. Taylor, trustee, appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Simpson,

By the will of Samuel Thompson he directed that his bank stocks should not be sold, but should be held by his trustee, with power to collect the dividends, to pay a certain annuity thereout, and the balance to his wife, during her lifetime, and thereafter to his three sons for life, and after their death to their issue, with cross remainders if any of the sons should die leaving no issue, and upon the death of the last survivor of the sons, to divide said stocks among their then surviving lawful issue, share and share alike, and in default thereof to divide it…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Boyer's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Nirdlinger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  2. Buist's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  3. In Re Estate & Testamentary Trust of HamillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Nirdlinger's Estate (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Weiss EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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