Legal Opinion
O'Reilly Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 24, 1952No. Appeal, 135PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Bell,
Mrs. Mary E. Heizmann O’Reilly, whose trust estate is now being adjudicated, died March 1,1904, a resident of Berks County, Pennsylvania. In her will she gave her daughter, Mrs. Forster, the income from a trust estate of approximately $57,000. for life, with a power to appoint the principal in and by her will. Mrs. Forster, the donee of the power, died domiciled in California, on June 4, 1950, leaving a will in which she made the following (relevant) provisions: Testatrix directed the payment of her debts and funeral expenses; then bequeathed to the Bishop of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Newlin EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Byrne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Chandler v. WoelpperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Mayer's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- March EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Sowers EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- The First National Bank of Chicago, and Frank J. Kelly and Helen H. Hexter v. John A. EttlingerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Wharton AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Windolph TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Benson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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