Moltrup Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Dissent
Dissenting Opinion by
Mb. Justice Jones:
The most important issue on this appeal is whether, within the four corners of this will, a testamentary intent is evidenced, either expressly or by implication, which precludes the application of an established rule of testamentary construction.1
*175This rule of testamentary construction may be thus stated: where there is a testamentary gift of personalty to a person for life, with the express power given to the life tenant to consume such personalty, followed by a gift over, on the death of the life tenant, of the unconsumed portion of such personalty, the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Estate of TysonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Burleigh EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Houston EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Byrne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Dinkey EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
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