Estate of Martin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 37, Jan. T., 1897, by Isaac J. Martin, from decree of O. C. Phila. Co., Jan. T., 1896, No. 382, sustaining exceptions to auditors report. Exceptions to the report of William H. Staake, Esq., auditor. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Hrror assigned was in sustaining exceptions to auditor’s report.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Williams,
Jennie Martin, the claimant, became the third wife of the decedent in 1862. She does not appear at that time to have had any separate estate or any means for acquiring one. She received occasional gifts from one Henry Seybert, the amount or frequency of which no one appears to have known, except herself. Seybert died in 1883, leaving her an annuity of $800 per annum. Martin appears to have been at work as a machinist and in possession of good health at the time of his marriage. This state of things continued for several years and until he was attacked hy…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Young's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
3Cited by2 opinions
- Fox v. RothensiesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- Hertzler's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903