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Welsh's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 17, 1913
Appeal, No. 5
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Brown
Per Curiam,

We concur in the opinion of ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍the Orphans’ Court that the discretion of Jemima Welsh, in the use ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍of the legacy bequeathed by her husband was absolute and that in the ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍absence of evidence that any part of it was left at her death, ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍the inference was that she had exercised her undoubted right and had ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍used all of it.

The decree is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Welsh's Estate
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Mar 17, 1913
Citations: 86 A. 1091; 239 Pa. 616; 1913 Pa. LEXIS 617; Appeal, No. 5
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 5
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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