Portner v. Portner's Executors

Kelly, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Paul V. Portner died on the 29th day of October, 1919, leaving a will dated and executed June 2, 1917, *256whereby he devised' and bequeathed practically all of his estate, valued at about $250,000, to trustees for the sole benefit of his sister, Mrs. Etta P. Meredith, for her life, with remainder in fee to her daughter, Sylvia Meredith.

The testator was about thirty-six years old at the time of his death, and had never married. Surviving him as his heirs and distributees were two brothers, four sisters, and one nephew, son of a deceased brother.

When…