Musser's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

This appeal is from the construction of a will in a proceeding under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act of 1923, P. L. 840, as amended, 12 PS § 831 et seq. The appellants are executors or trustees who, at the outset, are met by a motion to quash on the ground that they are not aggrieved, within the meaning of the appeal statute, by the decree appealed from.

In the residuary clause, testator provided, inter alia, for distribution after a life estate :

“The balance and remainder of my said residuary estate to my hereinafter named executors to purchase land, either in…