Earle Estate

369 Pa. 52 (1951)

Earle Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued November 20, 1951.

December 27, 1951.

Before DREW, C.J., STERN, STEARNE, LADNER and CHIDSEY, JJ.

C. Brewster Rhoads, appellant, in propria persona, with him Joseph W. Swain, Jr. and Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads.

John B. Gest, with him Frank Rogers Donahue and Donahue, Irwin & Gest, for appellee.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE LADNER, December 27, 1951:

George H. Earle, Jr., died February 19, 1928, leaving a will dated January 24, 1928. In that will he provided by the third paragraph of the Fifth Item of his will as follows: "In…