Estate of Sweitzer

Citations

• 142 Pa. 541
• 21 A. 885
• 1891 Pa. LEXIS 774

Syllabus

<p>(а) A testatrix bequeathed all her household effects, except the silver, to her sister Charlotte, for life, and then provided: “After my household effects, I bequeath one tenth of all I possess to charitable objects, as follows: ” — naming said objects. The next provision was the following:</p> <p>(б) “The rest or nine tenths of my available stocks I bequeath to my sister Charlotte, during her lifetime, after her death to be divided equally between the children of my brother.” The testatrix owned certain mining stocks, referred to in a subsequent part of her will, but inventoried as worthless:</p> <p>1. The terms of the whole will showing a disposition of the entire estate, the provision (6), quoted, passed to the sister Charlotte the personal estate of the testatrix, not otherwise disposed of, to the extent of nine tenths of the whole, the mining stocks appraised as worthless excepted.</p> <p>2. Wherefore, the words “available stocks,” considered in connection with the other provisions of the will, embraced in the bequest to the sister Charlotte, for life, cash, notes, shares of corporate stock, United States four per cent bonds, and corporate bonds or loans of a navigation company. *</p>