Tarter's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
The single question involved in this appeal is: Does the will of Franklin Tarter give to Ms widow a fee simple title to the residence property, as the court below held, or only a life estate therein, as appellant claims ?
After directing the payment of his just debts and funeral expenses, and giving to his widow a life estate in the household goods and in all his money uninvested at the time of his death, the will disposes of the realty under consideration as follows: “I Also give and bequeath to my wife Amanda the house and lot of ground I now reside on the lot…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cross v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Reiff v. PepoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Hummel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- McCallum's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Finney's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
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- MacHen v. Budd Wheel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
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