Blaney v. Clair

Citations

• 216 Pa. 258
• 65 A. 662
• 1907 Pa. LEXIS 794

Syllabus

<p>Will — Devise—Vested and contingent interest.</p> <p>The testator devised his real estate to his widow for life, and directed Ms executors at her death to sell said real estate and divide the proceeds among Ms cMldren, naming them, in certain proportions, and “in case either of my above said children shall die before the division of my estate as hereinbefore directed, having lawful issue, such issue shall receive the deceased parent’s share, but if there be no such issue then such share shall fall into the general fund, to be divided among the survivors in the manner hereinbefore provided.” Held, that the children took a contingent and not a vested estate.</p>