VOEGTLY ESTATE


396 Pa. 90 (1959)

Voegtly Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 28, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William McC. Houston, with him Houston & Houston, for appellant.

Ralph S. Snyder, Deputy Attorney General, with him Anne X. Alpern, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN and BOK, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, May 28, 1959:

The testator, Henry J. Voegtly, died on May 2, 1957, survived by Sarah Louise Ericke, niece appellant, and her brother, John Veckly, Adm. c.t.a. and Trustee of the disputed residuary clause, who has assumed a passive role in the proceedings.

The testator executed a holographic will dated February 1, 1957, in which he made various cash legacies to certain named churches, hospitals and other charitable institutions...

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