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Tyson's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 29, 1939
Appeal, 250
Reporters:
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Before:
Kephart
Per Curiam,

The court below held that a letter from ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍decedent to his sister, stating “I am making out my will leaving my securities to you,” ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍where no such will was found, did not itself constitute a will. As the writing manifestly ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍referred to another paper as decedent’s will, the decision of the court below is clearly correct, ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍and no discussion is necessary. See Stein’s Lessee v. North, *498 3 Yeates 324, 325; McCune’s Estate, 265 Pa. 523, 528; Kaufman’s ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‍Estate, 283 Pa. 375, 377.

Decree affirmed at appellant’s cost.

Case Details

Case Name: Tyson's Estate
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Nov 29, 1939
Citations: 9 A.2d 733; 336 Pa. 497; 1939 Pa. LEXIS 547; Appeal, 250
Docket Number: Appeal, 250
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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