Rohrbach v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 13, Jau. T., 1905, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., May Term, 1904, No. 316, on verdict for defendants in case of G. E. Rohrbach and W. R. Rohrbach v. W. J. Sanders, committee of Henry v. Simpson, a lunatic. Ejectment for land in the borough of Sunbury. Before Aitten, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 13, Jau. T., 1905, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., May Term, 1904, No. 316, on verdict for defendants in case of G. E. Rohrbach and W. R. Rohrbach v. W. J. Sanders, committee of Henry v. Simpson, a lunatic. Ejectment for land in the borough of Sunbury. Before Aitten, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Defendant presented the following points : 2. That under the will of Henry Y. Simpson, Sr., the widow, Sarah A. Simpson, took a fee in the undivided one-half of the whole estate, defeasible upon her remarriage. That event not having…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Fell,
The first question presented by this appeal is what estate Sarah Ann Simpson took under the following clause of her husband’s will: “ I give and devise unto my beloved wife Sarah Ann and to my son Henry V. Simpson, all my property, both real, personal and mixed to be held for herself and in trust for my said son—provided, however, that if my said wife should again marry then I give and devise the property before mentioned to my son Henry V. Simpson and his heirs forever, and the trust thereby created in favor of my son shall after such marriage be null and void.”…
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