Philadelphia County Orphans' Court, 1891

Estate of Cullen

Philadelphia County Orphans' Court · Decided April 27, 1891 · Clark, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Sterrett, Williams

142 Pa. 18; 21 A. 781; 1891 Pa. LEXIS 698

Counsel

Mr. Furman Sheppard (with him Mr. John Sparhawlc, Jr., Mr. A. S. L. Shields, Mr. John H. Campbell and Mr. Thomas It. Fleoeh), for the appellant:, Mr. Edw. P. Allinson and Mr. W. IT. Hensel, Attorney General (with them Mr. Boies Penrose, Mr. S. Davis Page and Mr. W. S. Kirlepatriele), for the commonwealth:

Opinion of the Court

Opinion,

Mr. Chief Justice Paxson:

We are of opinion that the Orphans’ Court took the proper *25view of the twentieth section of the act of May 6, 1887, relating to the collateral inheritance tax. The opinion of the learned judge below is so clear and satisfactory that we are spared a discussion of the case, and we affirm the decree for the reasons given by him.

Decree affirmed, and the appeal dismissed at the costs of the appellants.

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