Yetter's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 61, Jan. T., 1894, by Sarah Rouse et al., distributees, from decree of O. C. Monroe Co., distributing estate of Eve Yetter, dec’d. Exceptions to auditor’s report.
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Appeal, No. 61, Jan. T., 1894, by Sarah Rouse et al., distributees, from decree of O. C. Monroe Co., distributing estate of Eve Yetter, dec’d. Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before Storm, P. J. From the auditor’s report it appeared that, on July 18, 1888, Eve Yetter died, leaving a will, the material portions of which are as follows: “ I further give and bequeath to my beloved son John Min-ton, three thousand- dollars, which I order and direct to be invested as a first lien on real estate by bond and mortgage by a trustee to be appointed by the orphans’ court of Monroe county, the interest…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Gbeen,
The will of Eve Yetter contains two residuary clauses. One is the clause which gives the fund of three thousand dollars bequeathed to a trustee for John Minton, or the remainder of it left at his death, “ to be divided equally share and share alike to or among my brothers and sisters or their lineal heirs.” And the other is the general residuary clause at the end of the will in these words, “ I further order and direct the rest and residue of my worldty goods to be equally divided among my brothers and sisters or their lineal heirs.” The same persons precisely take…
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- Grim's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
- Grim's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Emma Myers's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1865
- Estate of DullSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
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- Reed's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Kellerman's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Landmesser's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Stahl's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- In re the Accounting of StriegelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954
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