In Re Estate of Zucker
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, J.:
¶ 1 In this will contest, we decide whether a gift to remaindermen vested at the time of death of the testator or at the time of death of the life tenant. In this case the remaindermen predeceased the life tenant. We hold that the gift vested at the time of *150death of the testator, and reverse the decision of the trial court.
¶ 2 The parties in this matter, appellant George T. Foreman, Jr. and appellee Lutheran Home at Germantown Foundation (Lutheran Home), contested a portion of the residual estate of the testator, Henry P. Zucker, who died on June 21, 1983. The testator left a will…
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