Lincoln's Estate
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Baldrige, J.,
Under the will of Jane Lincoln, dated April 9, 1929, three groups of legatees were created. The legacies in the first group, embraced in items 2 to 16 of the will, amounted to $393,000, of which $325,000 was bequeathed to the appellants. Included in this group was a bequest of $32,000, in trust, the income of which was to be paid to decedent’s chauffeur, George Rickard, for life, the remainder to “revert to my residuary estate and be distributed as is hereinafter directed in reference thereto.” Item 17 provided: “Should my net estate for distribution be insufficient to…
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