Lewis's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was an appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court for the County of Philadelphia, on the settlement of the account of William Rawle, Esquire, and others, .executors of the last will and testament of William Lewis, Esquire, counsellor at law, deceased.
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This was an appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court for the County of Philadelphia, on the settlement of the account of William Rawle, Esquire, and others, .executors of the last will and testament of William Lewis, Esquire, counsellor at law, deceased. The in the Court below, and in this Court, arose *upon the construction -of the will of Mr. Lewis, the material parts of which wore as follows: “ 1. Of this my said will, I appoint my dear wife Frances Lewis, my only son Josiah Lewis, and my valuable friend William Rawle, Esquire, counsellor at law, and the survivors and survivor of them,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Rogers, J.
The question depends on the construction of parts of the fourth and eleventh clauses of the will. In the fourth clause the testator declares:. “It is my mind and will, that my dear wife shall, during her natural life, have and enjoy the annual interest or income arising from the rents and sales of one equal third part of all my whole estate, lands, and tenements, whether the same consists of legal or equitable titles, after all necessary expenses, costs, charges, and advances, in recovering the same, and completing the *titles thereof, as…
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