Legal Opinion

Dublin Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 4, 1954No. Appeal, 47PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

The question in this case is whether a devise of real estate was adeemed by an agreement of sale of the devised property which the testatrix entered into subsequent to the execution of her will. The learned court below, .one judge dissenting, held that the agreement did not work an ademption. With that, we agree.

The testatrix’s sister and brother (the latter, now deceased, represented by his executor), as the named legatees of the testatrix’s personal estate, have appealed, taking a joint appeal, however, in the name of the sister and the brother’s executor. Since…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Taylor's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  2. Estate of LawrencePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1890
  3. Wolfe v. Lewisburg Trust & Safe Deposit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  4. Lyman EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  5. Phillips v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Harris v. Hines, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
  2. Estate of TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. In Re Estate of JanneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. O'Brien EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  5. Maguire v. OsborneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

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