Benedict v. Bonebrake

Citations

• 253 Pa. 348
• 98 A. 574
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 838

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Beal property — Devises—Construction—Intention.</p> <p>Where a testatrix by will executed in 1893, provided “All the rest and residue of my estate, real, personal or mixed, I give and bequeath unto William Benedict, my adopted son, absolutely. In the event that William Benedict, my adopted son, should die without issue or legal heirs, or in the event that I should survive him, then I direct that one-half of my estate shall go to the Falling Spring Congregation of the German Baptist Church, and the other one-half to the heirs of Jacob Benedict in equal shares,” the adopted son having survived testatrix, took a fee simple title to her real estate.</p>