Legal Opinion
Gilda Estate
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Decided January 18, 1972No. 4131 of 1971Published
1Opinion of the Court
KLEIN, Adm. J.,
Augusta H. Gilda died November 19, 1970, leaving a will dated June 14,1968, which was admitted to probate December 3,1970, when Letters Testamentary were granted. . . .
*456By paragraph 2 of her will testatrix gave her residuary estate to her daughter, Edna G. Rainey, “for and during the term of her natural life.” She further provided:
“2. . . . During her lifetime my said daughter shall be entitled to receive the entire income from my estate and to pay to herself such portion of the principal of my estate as she may require in her sole discretion for her support and maintenance and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Estate of TysonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Gramm EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Linn EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Johnson EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948