Thompson Will

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

Where a testator in a eoneededly valid will gives to a named executor his residuary estate for “distribution to and amongst such local charities as he [the executor] shall determine in his sole discretion”, does the executor in his representative capacity, under the Register of Wills Act of 1951,1 have the right to appeal from the probate of a codicil to such will which codicil completely cancels the gift of the residuary estate made in the will? Such constitutes the primary issue on this appeal.

On September 19, 1959, Robert M. Thompson (testator) made a will…