Legal Opinion

Tower Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 19, 1963No. Appeal, 403PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Charlemagne Tower (testator), a resident of Philadelphia, died on July 24, 1889. Under the pertinent terms of his will, dated May 21, 1889, he provided, inter alia:

“Item 4. I have living at the date of this my Will ten lineal descendants: that is to say, five children and five grandchildren. [He then named the five children and five grandchildren.]
“Item 5. All the rest, residue and remainder of all my Property and Estate whatsoever and wheresoever, *391Real, Personal or Mixed, I give devise and bequeath unto . . . [trustees, in trust for my wife and children] ... At and after…

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. Benedum EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. In Re Estate of TowerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Fownes TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Estate of TowerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Bell EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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