Lewis's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 116 and 117, Jan. T., 1921, by Edward Conner, son of Camilla Lewis, deceased, from decrees of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1904, Nos. 420 and 421, dismissing exceptions to adjudications in estates of David Lewis, deceased, and Camilla Lewis, deceased. Exceptions to adjudications of Henderson, J. Before Lamorelle, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions in both estates.
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Appeals, Nos. 116 and 117, Jan. T., 1921, by Edward Conner, son of Camilla Lewis, deceased, from decrees of O. C. Phila. Co., April T., 1904, Nos. 420 and 421, dismissing exceptions to adjudications in estates of David Lewis, deceased, and Camilla Lewis, deceased. Exceptions to adjudications of Henderson, J. Before Lamorelle, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the exceptions in both estates. Edward Conner, son of Camilla Lewis, appealed. Errors assigned, inter alia, were decrees, quoting them.
1Opinion of the Court
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Mr. Justice Kephart,
David Lewis bequeathed, through trustees, to his daughter, Mary D. Conner, a life estaté in certain income, with a power of appointment in the daughter “to such person or persons, being my lineal descendants, as my said deceased daughter may have appointed by her will, in such shares and amounts as she may choose and direct by such will.” Mary, in the exercise of the power, created through trustees a life estate in the same income in her son Edward, giving him like power of appointment as he might direct in his will, “and in default thereof to such child or…
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- Estate of LawrencePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1890
- Russell v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Freeman's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
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- Hays's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
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