Schick Estate

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

This is an appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of Lackawanna County which, after hearing the case on the pleadings, dismissed a petition for an inquest in partition of certain real estate on the ground that the petitioners had no present interests therein as co-owners thereof.

The real estate in question was the only real estate- owned by William P. Schick at the time of his death on November 15, 1940. He left surviving him six children, namely, the petitioners, the respondent Sophie Dippre, and Fred Schick. His will set forth: First, .a direction to pay debts;…