CORBETT ESTATE


430 Pa. 54 (1968)

Corbett Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 3, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Suria, with him Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, for appellants.

Leonard Turner, with him Dallett Hemphill, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, May 3, 1968:

This is an appeal from a decree of the Orphans' Court of Chester County. The testator, Reverend Dennis A. Corbett, died September 7, 1956 leaving a holographic will dated December 22, 1925. Two small pecuniary bequests were followed by the presently contested residuary clause: "All the remainder of my estate, of whatever nature, I give and bequeath to my two sisters, Catherine Corbett, and Julia Corbett, and to my brother...

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