Beck's Estate

Philadelphia County Orphans' Court

Beck's Estate

29 Pa. D. & C. 417, 1937 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 289

CourtPennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County

DecidedApril 2, 1937

Docketno. 3362 of 1936

StatusPublished

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Beck's Estate, 29 Pa. D. & C. 417, 1937 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 289 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1937).

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Opinion

Sinkler, J.,

The exceptions relate to the finding of the auditing judge that the bequest of the proceeds of the insurance policy upon testatrix’s life was not absolute to exceptant. We agree with the auditing judge that the will and codicil manifest the dominant intention of testatrix that the fund in question be used for religious and charitable purposes only. The absence of [421]*421two attesting witnesses renders the bequest invalid, and the award to testatrix’s next of kin is correct.

The exceptions are dismissed and the adjudication is confirmed absolutely.

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Sinkler, J.,

The exceptions relate to the finding of the auditing judge that the bequest of the proceeds of the insurance policy upon testatrix’s life was not absolute to exceptant. We agree with the auditing judge that the will and codicil manifest the dominant intention of testatrix that the fund in question be used for religious and charitable purposes only. The absence of [421]*421two attesting witnesses renders the bequest invalid, and the award to testatrix’s next of kin is correct.

The exceptions are dismissed and the adjudication is confirmed absolutely.

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29 Pa. D. & C. 417, 1937 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 289, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/becks-estate-paorphctphilad-1937.