Drace v. Klinedinst
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 406, Jan. T., 1922, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. York Co., April T., 1922, No. 64, for plaintiff, in case-stated, in case of Irene Cecelia Draee and Bertha Catharine Mayer v. Nathaniel B. Klinedjnst. Case-stated to determine marketability of real estate. Before Ross, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was judgment, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
John Mayer, who died in 1892, devised three pieces of land to his son John, for the term of his natural life, and after his death to his children, provided they remained faithful to a particular religion; and, in case any of them forsook this religion, “then and in that case, to the remaining children of my said son who remain true” to this religion. If the son should die without children, then over to other named relatives. The children of John “remained faithful” to the religion until some time after the death of their father, then left this church and joined…
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