Uber's Estate

Opinion by

Me. Justice Steen,

The alleged precedents cited by counsel are of little value in this case involving the construction of a will, the interpretation of which naturally depends upon its distinctive phraseology.

Decedent, George F. Uber, provided in successive items of his will for the payment of his debts and funeral expenses, for a devise to his wife, Rae S. Uber, of his house No. 3010 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, for a bequest of $10,000 in trust for his granddaughter, for a bequest of jewelry to his brother, Howard H. Uber, for a bequest of $500 to a friend, and for a bequest…