Legal Opinion
Spotz's Estate
York County Orphans' Court
Decided April 12, 1944Published
1Opinion of the Court
GROSS, P. J.,
Gussie A. Spotz died September 11, 1938, unmarried, leaving a will dated *428September 3, 1938, giving, in the fourth item thereof, a life estate with power of consumption to her brother, Percy T. Hoffheins, whom she also appointed executor, and provided in the residuary clause as follows:
“Fifth: After the death of my said brother, Percy T. Hoffheins, whatever remains of principal and interest I order and direct my hereinafter named executor, or the survivor, to convert into cash, and after the same is so converted I order the executor or survivor to divide the same estate into three…
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- Lawson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
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