Legal Opinion
Ward Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 20, 1944No. Appeal, 95PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Hughes,
When David L. Ward died on November 12,1913, he bequeathed to Anna Ward, his widow, $50,000.00 in trust, to invest the same and pay over the net income to his daughter Josephine while her mother lived. The mother was appointed trustee. Upon the death of Anna Ward, the principal was bequeathed to Josephine, absolutely. Ón June 24,1915, after Josephine became of age, she signed an instrument in which she ratified and confirmed the setting aside of certain non legal investments to be held in trust for her under her father’s will and requested that her mother, as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Curran's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Detre's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Rambo's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Brown's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- MacFarlane's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Nick Dardovitch v. Mark S. Haltzman, Esquire Catherine A. Backos, as Trustees of Glenn Eagle Square Equity Assoc. Trust Glenn Eagle Square Equity Associates, Inc., Mark S. Haltzman, in No. 98-1421 Nick Dardovitch v. Mark S. Haltzman, Esquire Catherine A. Backos, as Trustees of Glenn Eagle Square Equity Assoc. Trust Glenn Eagle Square Equity Associates, Inc., Mark S. Haltzman, in No. 98-1422 Nick Dardovitch in No. 98-1452 v. Mark S. Haltzman, Esquire Catherine A. Backos, as Trustees of Glenn Eagle Square Equity Assoc. Trust Glenn Eagle Square Equity Associates, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Vandergrift EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Zampetti v. CavanaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Dardovitch v. HaltzmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Burke AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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