Gochenauer v. Froelich

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Huston, J.

Jacob Heistand, of Lancaster county, made his will, on the following clause of which the plaintiffs below, who are defendants here, relied.

“ Rem. The rest, residue and remainder of my estate not heretofore particularly bequeathed, I order to be equally divided among my hereinafter named five children, except my son Jacob Heistand shall have one hundred pounds less than my other hereafter named four children. My daughter Barbara, married to Peter Ebb, shall have her full fifth part thereof; my daughter Elizabeth, married to Jacob Keckman,…