Murphey's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,

The controversy here involved arises out of the will of Alexander V. Murphey, who died October 12, 1895. He placed his residuary estate, real and personal, in trust to pay the income to his surviving children and the issue of those who predeceased him, — such issue in each instance to take between them the share their parent *500would have taken if living, — and at the death of any-surviving child, to that child’s issue in like manner, until the death of the last' survivor of his (the testator’s) children; then the will provides as follows: “Eighth: I…