Commonwealth v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 242, Oct. T., 1895, by Matthias H. Henderson, executor of Branton H. Henderson, deceased, from decree of O. C. Mercer Co., Sept. T., 1891, No. 57 1-2, on case stated.
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Appeal, No. 242, Oct. T., 1895, by Matthias H. Henderson, executor of Branton H. Henderson, deceased, from decree of O. C. Mercer Co., Sept. T., 1891, No. 57 1-2, on case stated. The case stated was as follows: That Branton H. Henderson, late of the borough of Sharpn, Mercer county, died March 1, 1894, having first made his will which has been duly probated and is recorded in will book , page , a true copy of which is to said appeal attached and made a part thereof, wherein and whereby he devised and bequeathed all of his estate, real and personal, to the said Matthias H. Henderson, his…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Sterrett,
Analysis of the act of March 14,1873, fails to show any real lack of unity in its subject-matter. The “ one subject ” which it contains relates to the status of M. H. Henderson as a son of Branton H. Henderson. “ The rights, powers and privilege's” which the title of the act proposes, and the first section confers, are intended to be descriptive of the attributes of a son in fact— the right to inherit and the powers and privileges incidental to its enjoyment. The second section expresses what had already been implied. In our as in the Roman jurisprudence,…
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