Curry v. Patterson

Citations

• 183 Pa. 238
• 38 A. 594
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 747

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Devise of real estate — Rule in Shelley's case.</p> <p>Testatrix, after directing that her debts, funeral expenses and the costs of a burial lot should be paid out of rents accruing from her real estate devised certain real estate to her son in fee simple and then directed as to the residue of her estate that her son should “have all the income or emoluments arising from the same during his natural lifetime, except so much of said income as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the first article of my will and the payment of such sums to keep said property in good repair, together with all taxes assessed on the same, and at liis death the same shall descend to his heirs.” Held, that the son took a fee simple estate in the residue.</p>