Legal Opinion

Albertson's Estate

Pennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County

Decided January 8, 1937No. 438Published

1Opinion of the Court

Stearne, J.,

— The exceptions relate to the construction of the will and the validity of an assignment of one of the distributees.

Testator erected a trust of his residuary estate. After the decease of his widow, the net income was bequeathed in designated unequal proportions to his five named children for their respective lives. Upon the death of each named child, the principal of such share was payable to “such of his (her) children as shall be then living”. Contemplating the decease of any of his five named children “without leaving issue”, testator directed that such shares should be paid…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Kellerman's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  2. Joyce's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  3. Stetson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  4. Fox's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  5. Nass's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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