Crawford's Estate

Citations

• 17 Pa. Super. 170
• 1901 Pa. Super. LEXIS 272

Syllabus

<p>Will — Life estate — Remainder—Distribution.</p> <p>Testator gave money legacies and a share in his residuary estate to his sons and daughters. These gifts were absolute, except as to his daughter E. He directed that her share should be held by his executors for the use of E. to pay over to her the interest and to invest the principal. He further directed as follows: “Should E. die without lawful issue, her share held in trust by my executors shall then be equally divided between her brothers and sisters or their lawful heirs, share and share alike.” Held, (1) that E. took a life estate only; (2) that the remainder vested in her brothers and sisters at the death of the testator; (3) that the distribution should be per stirpes amongst the representatives of the brothers and sisters, all of whom were deceased at the death of E.</p>