Derbyshire's Estate

Citations

• 239 Pa. 389
• 86 A. 878
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 576

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Construction—Gift to charity — Acceleration.</p> <p>Where testator has made a gift for the benefit of a charity, specifying that it shall be paid over after the termination of certain particular estátes and annuities, there can be no acceleration of the gift, even with the consent of all parties in interest. Where the testator has particularly specified the time when the gift shall be paid over, his expressed wishes must be followed.</p>