Legal Opinion

Brolasky's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 20, 1932No. Appeals, 175-7PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

Testator, Brolasky, died in 1886. In 1900, his niece, Mrs. Hughes, a beneficiary, by formal deed duly recorded, sold and assigned all her interest in his estate for $10,000. In 1908, for $1,000, she made a second assignment, the terms of which are not printed. Appeal, No. 175, is a contest between the two assignees, or parties claiming under them, and the only question is whether her whole interest passed by the first deed.

Testator gave Ms residuary estate to the Girard Trust Company, trustee, on certain trusts. The residuary estate consisted of (1) real and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Kellerman's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  2. Caldwell v. FultonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
  3. Commonwealth v. Monongahela Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  4. Ashhurst's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  5. Advance Industrial Supply Co. v. Eagle Metallic Copper Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Kilian v. Allegheny County DistributorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. Martinez v. MundyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Craig v. Craig, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Butler County2002
  5. Brimton v. Horn, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County1947

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