Legal Opinion

Henninger Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Lehigh County

Decided November 1, 1951No. 41,116Published

1Opinion of the Court

Gearhart, P. J.,

— Testatrix bequeathed her dinner set to Mrs. Irene Saylor; her furniture and household goods to Rev. George D. MacNeal, and a $1,000 bond to Rev. Robert A. Laubach. In addition, in item 4 of her will she devised real estate. Item 4, which presents a problem of interpretation, provides:

“I give, devise and bequeath unto the Evangelical and Reformed Congregation, who hold their services in the Union Church known as Morganland Church building, located in Lowhill Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns for ever, my home located at No. 25 N. Glenwood…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kiebler v. McCutcheonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  2. Schuldt v. Reading Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  3. McFerren EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Farmers Trust Co., Excr. v. Wilson Et Ux.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Steinmetz's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895

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