Luckman's Estate
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County
1Opinion of the Court
Klein, J.,
We do not regard Wilkes’ Estate, 25 D. & C. 343 (1936), cited by learned counsel for exceptant in his carefully prepared brief, as applicable to the question before us. Nor can we agree *471with his contention that the codicil must be liberally construed so that the provision “If their should be an accident and Eliza my sister and myself should die together” should be interpreted to mean any event whereby the sister would be unable to inherit.
Although it is possible that decedent intended the niece and nephews named in the codicil to inherit her estate in the event that her sister…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Case of Todd's WillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1841
- Appeal of MorrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1887
- Jeffries's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901