Straus Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

This appeal involves the construction of a will. It raises the question whether the estate of a deceased remainderman or his surviving children are entitled to share in the distribution of property which has now fallen into the residuary estate by reason of the death of a life tenant without issue.

Testator provided for certain trusts for his children for life. The trusts were to end on the death of each life beneficiary and the principal to be distributed to the life beneficiary’s living child or children and issue of children deceased. The testator…