Hood's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

The will of James Hood provides: “I give, bequeath and devise all the rest, residue and remainder of my property and estate, real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate, to my children, Mary Virginia Gigon, wife of Jules Gigon, Emma S. Baum, wife of George W. Baum, James D. Hood and Frederick R. Hood, in equal shares, and in case any of my said children should be dead at the time of my decease, then the share or shares of such child or children shall vest in their issue in equal shares respectively, per stirpes, and in default of such…