Cawley's Estate

Citations

• 162 Pa. 520
• 29 A. 701
• 1894 Pa. LEXIS 1010

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Issue devisavü vel non — lies judicata.</p> <p>Where a brother and sister have executed a double will, and after the brother’s death the sister has executed another will, malting a different disposition of her property than that contemplated by the double will, and the Snpreme Court has decided on an appeal from the probate of the double will that' the effect of the later will of the sister is to revoke the double will, so far as she is concerned, the validity of the later will may still be attacked on the ground that testatrix lacked testamentary capacity and was subjected to undue influence. The decision on the appeal was not res judicata as to these questions.</p>