Legal Opinion

Lyle Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County

Decided February 6, 1953No. 572Published

1Opinion of the Court

Hunter, J.,

Exceptants are Martha Tinkér Rapp and Franklin Lyle Tinker who claim by implied gift, under clause G of the will, the share of income of their deceased mother, Martha Lyle Tinker, one of the life tenants.

The auditing judge awarded the income in question under clause H of the will to the surviving life tenants of the trust, Franklin L. Boettger and Mary S. Hartley.

Clauses G and H of the will (italicized) are as follows :

“G. Upon the death without leaving children or other descendants to survive him or her, of any person who under this will is entitled to receive any income during…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Grothe's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
  2. Verner EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  3. Rouse EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Cope EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. Palm v. PalmSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1912

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