Long v. Labor
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
. In error from the Common Pleas of Blair county. Case stated for the opinion of the court, whether the plaintiff, one of the heirs of Magdalena Zeigafus, is entitled to a share of the residue, under the will of Long.
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. In error from the Common Pleas of Blair county. Case stated for the opinion of the court, whether the plaintiff, one of the heirs of Magdalena Zeigafus, is entitled to a share of the residue, under the will of Long. Testator, by his will, after making provision for his widow, bequeathed to his son John $600, deducting a debt due from him; to the five children of his daughter Barbara, $100 each; to his daughter Magdalena, $600, to be equally divided among her heirs; to his daughters Susan, Mary, and Civily, $600 each; to his daughter Sally,-hundred dollars; to his son Jacob, $800 and the…
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, C. J.
This residuary bequest is susceptible of opposite constructions; the one founded on a particular form of expression, and the other on an intent apparent from the frame of the will. The testator, having directed his personal property to be sold immediately, and his land to be sold at his widow’s death, and having given nearly equal legacies to his living children, as well as to the children of those who were dead, proceeds to say: “ the legacies hereinbefore (directed) to be divided to my children and grandchildren (are) to be paid out of the sale of the said property, real and personal; and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hough v. HoughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
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