Estate of Snyder

Citations

• 180 Pa. 70
• 36 A. 420
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 873

Syllabus

<p>Will — Intestacy—Vested and contingent interests.</p> <p>Testator gave the residue of his estate to his executors in trust, at the death of his wife, to pay the income to his four children, Edmund, Charles, Catharine and Elizabeth, in equal shares for their lives, respectively, providing as to the principal as follows, “ and upon the death of my above-named children and as the samé shall occur then in trust to pay over, grant and convey unto the respective children of my above-named sons and daughters the -principal or share of my estate, the income of which is devised for the benefit of their respective parents for life, in such manner as if such deceased sons and daughters had died seized thereof intestate.” After the death of testator’s widow, the only child of Edmund, who was living at the death of the testator, died in his minority, unmarried and without issue, in the lifetime of his father and mother. Edmund subsequently died without leaving any child to survive him, and by his will giving his whole estate to his wife. Held, (1) that the interest of Edmund’s child was vested, and passed at the child’s death under the intestate laws to his father and mother; (2) that Edmund’s widow was entitled to the share of the child passing to Edmund.</p>