Bartholomew's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 364, Jan. T., 1893, by A. S. Truckenmiller, administrator of Eliza Wagner, deceased, and Caroline Bobst, deceased, from decree of O. C. Columbia Co., distributing estate of Jacob Bartholomew, deceased. Exceptions to report of W. H. Rahwn, Esq., auditor. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 364, Jan. T., 1893, by A. S. Truckenmiller, administrator of Eliza Wagner, deceased, and Caroline Bobst, deceased, from decree of O. C. Columbia Co., distributing estate of Jacob Bartholomew, deceased. Exceptions to report of W. H. Rahwn, Esq., auditor. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The opinion of the court below was in part as follows, by Ikeler, P. J.: “ In determining the intention of the testator under the third item of his will we should consider the general object he had, as gathered from his whole will. He died, leaving a widow and four joung…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
This contention involves the constructioai of the third item of Jacob Bartholomew’s will, dated March 30, 1839, thirteen days before his death. After providing, in the first item thereof, for payment of his debts and funeral expenses, and, in the second, bequeathing to his wife all the household furniture and other articles of personal property, and making provision for her until the next ensuing fall, he disposed of the residue of his personal property in the next and last item, of which the following is an exact copy:
“ Item 3rd then my will is that all the residue of my goods,…
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