Legal Opinion

Towne's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 4, 1918No. Appeal, No. 255PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 255, Jan. T., 1917, by Helen C. Jenks, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., Jan. T., 1910, No. 179, dismissing petition for the termination of a trust, In Estate of John H. Towne, Deceased. Petition for the termination of a testamentary trust.

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Appeal, No. 255, Jan. T., 1917, by Helen C. Jenks, from decree of O. C. Philadelphia Co., Jan. T., 1910, No. 179, dismissing petition for the termination of a trust, In Estate of John H. Towne, Deceased. Petition for the termination of a testamentary trust. From the record it appeared that the will of testator was in part as follows: “I further give and bequeath unto the said The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company the sum of $300,000, to hold the same in trust for the sole and separate use of my daughter, Helen C. Jenks, wife of Dr. William F. Jenks, during her natural life,…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

This appeal is dismissed, at appellant’s costs, on the opinion of the learned court below dismissing her petition for an order upon the appellee to surrender and turn over to her the securities and property in its hands representing the trust fund created by the testator.

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Price's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  2. Johnson v. Seattle-First National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Albertson's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1937
  4. David's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1932
  5. David's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

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