Estate of Portuondo

Citations

• 185 Pa. 472
• 39 A. 1105
• 1898 Pa. LEXIS 739

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Election by widow to lake against will.</p> <p>Testator left the residue of his estate in trust to his executors to pay two thirds of the net income to his wife for life, and the remaining third of the income to his mother during the lifetime of his wife. There were limitations over after the death of the mother and wife. The wife by her election against the will took one half of the real estate for life, and one half of the personal estate absolutely. Held, that, while on final distribution of the principal, the mother would receive only one third of the half, yet during the lifetime of the testator’s wife she was entitled to receive the net income of one third of the whole residuary estate.</p>