Shaner v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 134, Oct. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P., No. 2, Allegheny County, Oct. T., 1901, No. 676, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Caroline Slianer v. John Wilson et al. Ejectment for land in Moon township. Before Rodgers, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. The court gave binding instructions for plaintiff. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This was action of ejectment to recover an interest in a *552farm in Moon township, Allegheny county. The plaintiff’s right depends entirely upon the construction of the second clause of the will of her father, John Wilson, in' which he used this language : “ I will and bequeath to my son Joseph Wilson, during his natural life, all that portion of a farm,” etc. In the view of the trial judge, this clearly gave to Joseph Wilson only an estate for life, and as no disposition was made of the remainder in fee, it descended to the heirs of the testator, under the intestate…
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