Bebout's Estate

Crumrine, P. J.,

The fifth paragraph of the will is as follows:

“Fifth. I give, devise and bequeath unto my brother, David R. Bebout, the brick house and lot on the north side of East College Street between Central Avenue and Greenside Avenue, Canonsburg, Pa., now owned by me. At the decease of my said wife, I give and bequeath unto my said brother the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00).”

David R. Bebout survived the testator, but died before the widow. The question then is, was this legacy of $1000 contingent on the brother’s surviving the testator’s widow, or was it vested with a mere…