Devore's Estate

Opinion by

Henderson, J.,

The Orphans’ Court held that the agreement among the legatees and devisees of the testator in favor of Henrietta Culp, a married daugther of the testator, was in effect an assignment of all of the interests of the brothers and sisters of Mrs. Culp in the legacy which the latter received through her father’s will; the effect of which was to vest in her and her heirs all of the property with respect to which she took a life estate under the will. This conclusion was reached because the agreement was the settlement of a family dispute; the consideration therefore being…