Legal Opinion

Britt Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 24, 1952No. Appeals, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 34PublishedCited by 98 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

Where a testamentary residuary trust estate is created to pay the income for life to each of five specifically named nephew and nieces and upon the death of a nephew or niece to pay $10,000 from the trust principal to each living child of a nephew or niece so dying, is this gift of $10,000 payable to each living child of all of testatrix’ nephews and nieces or only to each living child of the five named nephew and nieces who were the life tenants?

Rose A. Britt, the testatrix, died April 4, 1949 leaving a last will dated December 3, 1947, and three codicils. Her…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Newlin EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Byrne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Kiebler v. McCutcheonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  4. Jackson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Chandler v. WoelpperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889

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3Cited by98 opinions

  1. Pew TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Houston EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Sowers EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Dinkey EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Beisgen EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

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