Hicks's Estate
| Decision Date | 05 May 1890 |
| Citation | 134 Pa. 507 |
| Parties | ESTATE OF WILLIAM HICKS, DECEASED. |
| Court | Pennsylvania Supreme Court |
Before PAXSON, C. J., STERRETT, WILLIAMS, McCOLLUM and MITCHELL, JJ.
APPEAL BY MARTHA R. HICKS FROM THE ORPHANS' COURT OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
No. 286 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not shown.
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Mr. John O. Bowman (with him Mr. Ormond Rambo), for the appellant.
Other than the cases considered by the court below, counsel cited: Lockwood's App., 55 Conn. 157; Haskell v. Sargent, 113 Mass. 341; Haxton v. Griffith, 18 Gratt. 576; Schouler on Wills, § 466; Holcombe v. Lake, 4 Zab. 686; Jarman on Wills, 441.
Messrs. Valentine & Brown and Mr. William C. Hannis, for the appellees, were not heard.
In the brief filed, counsel cited: Fissel's App., 27 Pa. 55; Risk's App., 52 Pa. 269; Kean v. Doe, 2 Harr. 103; Gilliam v. Underwood, 3 Jones Eq. 100; Lackland v. Downing, 11 B. Mon. 32; Lockhart v. Lockhart, 3 Jones Eq. 205; Mander v. Harris, L. R. 24 Ch. D. 22
We affirm this decree upon the opinion of the learned president of the Orphans' Court.
Decree affirmed, and the appeal dismissed at the costs of the appellant.
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