Legal Opinion

Jones Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 1963No. Appeal, No. 47PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

*382Appellant contends that the remainder interest in the residuary clause of testator’s will, i.e., a gift to a class, violated the Rule against Perpetuities and therefore an intestacy resulted, and appellant became entitled to an interest in the principal of the invalid residuary trust. The Orphans’ Court held that the Rule was not violated in its application to this will. While it has several times been said that no will has a twin brother,* the language of the Jones’ will bequeathing and devising the remainder interest in controversy is so similar to the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Newlin EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Burleigh EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Harrah EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Henderson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  5. Jones EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Allegheny County · 1962

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Clark v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Morton EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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