Legal Opinion · Dissent

Moltrup Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 4, 1967No. Appeal, 150Published

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

  1. Estate of TysonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  2. Burleigh EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Houston EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Byrne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  5. Dinkey EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

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