Case of Baird
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL from the decree of the Common Pleas of York county. A petition was presented by George Baird and others to the Court of Common Pleas, praying the discharge of William Johnson, trustee of Elizabeth Baird under the will of Rachel Stewart, which was as follows: “In the name of God. Amen.
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APPEAL from the decree of the Common Pleas of York county. A petition was presented by George Baird and others to the Court of Common Pleas, praying the discharge of William Johnson, trustee of Elizabeth Baird under the will of Rachel Stewart, which was as follows: “In the name of God. Amen. I, Rachel Stewart, of the Borough of York, in the State of Pennsylvania, being aged and infirm, but of sound mind and memory, do make my last will and testament as follows: After payment of debts and expenses, I give, bequeath and devise, unto my son William Johnson, his heirs and assigns, in ■trust, as…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
The 15th section of the Act of the 14th of June 1836 (Str. Purd. 999) provides, that when a trust of either real or personal estate has been created by deed, will, or otherwise, for the use or benefit of any person, the court of Common Pleas of the county in which the trustee has resided, shall exercise the jurisdiction and powers given by law in regard to such trust; provided, that nothing therein contained shall extend to trusts created by will, and vested in executors or administrators, either by the words of the will, or by the provisions…
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