Haldeman v. Haldeman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Lancaster county. This was an amicable action in covenant entered March 5th 1860, in which Susan E. Haldeman was plaintiff and Paris Haldeman defendant, wherein the following case was stated for the opinion of the court in the nature of a special verdict.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Lancaster county. This was an amicable action in covenant entered March 5th 1860, in which Susan E. Haldeman was plaintiff and Paris Haldeman defendant, wherein the following case was stated for the opinion of the court in the nature of a special verdict. Jacob M. Haldeman, the father of Susan E. Haldeman, on the 4th day of March 1854, made his last will and testament, which, he having died December 16th 1856, was proved December 20th 1856, and contains inter alia the following provisions, to wit:— “ The residue of my estate, real, personal, and mixed (being much…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Strong, J.
By the clause in his will devising the residue of his estate, the testator gave to his sons a fee simple. But it is clear that he did not intend to place his daughters precisely upon the same footing. True, there are general words of devise to all his children. They are coupled, however, with a reservation as to the shares of the daughters. The rents, issues and profits of each of those shares are given to the daughter for her natural *34life, and after' her death, the share is required to descend to her child, and if children, to them share…
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