Reel's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 130, Oct. T., 1919, by Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., June T., 1918, No. 369, directing payment of legacies in Estate of Almatia L. Reel. Petition for decree directing payment of legacies charged on land. Before Miller, J. From the record it appeared that decedent died on June 8,1917, leaving a will by which she gave pecuniary legacies to the petitioners and others.
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Appeal, No. 130, Oct. T., 1919, by Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., June T., 1918, No. 369, directing payment of legacies in Estate of Almatia L. Reel. Petition for decree directing payment of legacies charged on land. Before Miller, J. From the record it appeared that decedent died on June 8,1917, leaving a will by which she gave pecuniary legacies to the petitioners and others. She further directed as follows: “All the rest and residue of my estate, including my dwelling-house known as Reel Hall, and all furniture and…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The testatrix died June 8, 1917, and this appeal is from the decree of the court below ordering the sale of her real estate for the payment of legacies held to be charges on it. After making a number of bequests she blended her whole estate in the residuary clause and gave it to the appellant, the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons. *223Her lands thus became bound by necessary implication for tbe payment of the legacies, for wbat the “rest and residue” of the estate will be, cannot be ascertained until the debts, legacies and expenses of administration…
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