POWELL ESTATE

No. 1495 of 1942.

71 Pa. D. & C. 51 (1950)

Powell Estate

Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

June 2, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank F. Truscott, city solicitor, and Joseph P. Gaffney, Jr., assistant city solicitor, for exceptants.

William J. Fuchs, David F. Maxwell and Edmonds, Obermayer & Rebmann, contra.

Before Sinkler, P.J., Klein, Bolger, Ladner, Hunter and Boland, JJ.


The facts appear from the following opinion of

KLEIN, J., Hearing Judge.

Edward Powell, a resident of Philadelphia, died April 22, 1941, leaving a will dated October 8, 1917, and eight codicils thereto. He made the following provisions in his will for the creation of a trust fund which he designated the "Edward Powell Fund":

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