Derham Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

The basic question in this case is when the principal vested.

At the audit of the third and final trustee’s account in the Estate of Christina M. Derham, Helen M. Derham, the widow of Philip A. Derham, who was a deceased son of the testatrix, filed a claim for a one- fifth interest in the principal and income of the trust. The balance of principal for distribution, arising from the sale of real estate, was $142,000. The Orphans’ Court rejected Helen’s claim, and from its final Decree she took this appeal.

Christina M. Derham died February 16, 1945, leaving a…