Hyde v. Rainey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 110, Oct. T., 1911, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Feb. T., 1910, No. 216, for plaintiff on case stated in case of Sarah E. Hyde, Lydia A. Bebout,- Nancy McGregor, James R. McGregor, Nora McGregor, William McGregor and Elizabeth McGregor v. H. H. Rainey, James H. Rainey and Retta A. Rainey. Case stated to determine rights and title- to the coal, oil and gas in and under a tract of land in Nottingham township.
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Appeal, No. 110, Oct. T., 1911, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Washington Co., Feb. T., 1910, No. 216, for plaintiff on case stated in case of Sarah E. Hyde, Lydia A. Bebout,- Nancy McGregor, James R. McGregor, Nora McGregor, William McGregor and Elizabeth McGregor v. H. H. Rainey, James H. Rainey and Retta A. Rainey. Case stated to determine rights and title- to the coal, oil and gas in and under a tract of land in Nottingham township. Before Taylor, J. By the case stated it appeared that Jane Rainey died on August 1,1890, at the age of eighty-one years, leaving a last will and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Elkin,
What was the intention of the testatrix as gathered from the four corners of her will? The answer to this question is decisive of the present controversy. Two views are strongly and ably presented, one by appellants and the other by appellees, and each view is well supported by reason and authority. To sustain either view it is necessary to find that it was the intention of the testatrix to so dispose of her property. The testatrix at the time of making the will in question was eighty-one years of 'age, and she died about seven months after its execution. The will…
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