Brown & Sterrett's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Lancaster county. Christian Gryder died in the year 1854, having first made his last will and testament in writing, and leaving a widow and five children surviving him.
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Appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Lancaster county. Christian Gryder died in the year 1854, having first made his last will and testament in writing, and leaving a widow and five children surviving him. The part of the will material to the present cause is as follows : — “First: After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged, the residue of my estate real and personal, I give, bequeath, and dispose of as follows, to wit: To my beloved wife, the house and lot on which I now reside, in the county and state aforesaid, containing about two acres, be the same more or less, with all the other…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lewis, C. J.
By the will of Christian Gryder deceased, a life estate in the land was given to his wife, and at her death the executor was directed to sell it, and, within one year after her death, to divide the proceeds among the testator’s heirs. The heirs were named, and the proceeds were to be divided among, them in equal shares. By the power to sell, the estate, under our Acts of Assembly, was vested in the executor, subject to the life estate of the widow. It is manifest that the sale was postponed for the benefit of the widow. Looking at the will,…
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