Legal Opinion

Newlin Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 21, 1951No. Appeal, 51PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

Was the testator’s bequest of -the corpus of a trust fund of |6000. (after a life estate to his son) to his son’s issue who are living at the time of the son’s death, to be divided among said issue (income in the meantime to be paid to the son’s widow) at the time said issue arrive át. the.age.of 30 years, contingent or vested subject to .be divested? If-the gift was contingent then, as,a majority of the court below held, the bequest violated the rule against perpetuities; if it was vested subject to be divested it was a valid gift and the testator’s 30 year old…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. City of Philadelphia v. Heirs of GirardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
  2. Byrne's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Carstensen's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
  4. Groninger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  5. Feeney's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928

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3Cited by97 opinions

  1. Britt EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Burleigh EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Pew TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  4. Houston EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  5. Dinkey EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

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