Estate of Root
Citations
- 187 Pa. 118
- 40 A. 818
- 1898 Pa. LEXIS 778
Syllabus
<p>Will — Ambiguity—Similarity of names — Legacy.</p> <p>Testator gave a legacy as follows: “ Unto my nephew, William Root.” Testator had a blood nephew, William Root, son of a brother; there was also a William Root, a nephew of his wife, but not of kin to the testator. Each claimed the legacy. Held, (1) that there was no such ambiguity on the face of the will as to call for parol testimony to make clear the intention of the testator; (2) that the nephew by blood was entitled to the legacy.</p>
Judges: Dean, Fell, Green, McCollum, Mitchell
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- Beisgen EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1956-12-29· cited 70×
- Mizener's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1918-07-17· cited 30×
- Miller's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1904-11-21· cited 10×
- Martin v. PalmerTex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1999-09-02· cited 9×
- Myers v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1901-03-19· cited 9×
- Hull v. PearsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1899-07-01· cited 6×
- Smith v. MetzgerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1907-02-25· cited 4×
- Hull v. PearsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1899-01-10· cited 1×
- Bartels v. BartelsMeigs County Probate Court· 1956-02-27· cited 1×
- Metzger's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1912-03-01
- Goodhart v. MyersCumberland County Court of Common Pleas· 1923-03-06
- Cooke v. Metlab Co.Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas· 1968-12-18
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