Taylor v. Bell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 256, Oct. T., 1893, by defendant, John T. Bell, from judgment of C. P. Indiana Co., Sept. T., 1893, No. 146, on case stated, for plaintiff, Sarah J. Taylor. Case stated to determine marketable title to land agreed to be sold by plaintiff to defendant.
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Appeal, No. 256, Oct. T., 1893, by defendant, John T. Bell, from judgment of C. P. Indiana Co., Sept. T., 1893, No. 146, on case stated, for plaintiff, Sarah J. Taylor. Case stated to determine marketable title to land agreed to be sold by plaintiff to defendant. Before White, P. J. The will after providing for payment of debts out of estates was as follows: “ To my beloved mother Sarah Taylor in lieu of all my indebtedness to her shall be paid as soon as possible after my decease the sum of one thousand dollars. To my daughter Alice my pasture lot situate in the borough of Indiana east of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Gbeen,
The clause in the will of Robert C. Taylor under which his widow, the present plaintiff, claims title, is in these words, “ To my beloved wife I allow the use as she may deem best the residue of my estate for her own advantage and at her death if any of it remain to be equally divided between my three children, Alexander, John and Alice.”
Upon a careful examination of the rather numerous decisions upon this class of cases, we feel constrained to differ with the learned judge of the court below, and to hold that the interpretation of this will is controlled by our…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fox's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
- Follweiler's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
- Boyle v. BoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Cox v. SimsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
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