Simpson v. Reed
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 188, Oct. T., 1902, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 8, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1902, No. 497, on case stated in suit of Martha Bell Simpson v. J. Allison Reed. Case stated to determine marketable title of real estate. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was judgment for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
This is a case stated for the interpretation of the will of T. P. Simpson, late of Pittsburg, deceased. The will is dated in March, 1899; clause four of it is susceptible of two distinct *54constructions, as to the exact estate taken under it by the devisee, this appellant. It is as follows :
“Item 4. I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter, Martha Bell Simpson, the equal, undivided one-fifth part or share of all my real estate for life only, remainder after her death to her child or children in fee, but if my said daughter at the time of her decease has neither…
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