Flick v. Forest Oil Co.

Citations

• 188 Pa. 317
• 41 A. 535
• 1898 Pa. LEXIS 609

Syllabus

<p>Will — Devise—Fee simple — Life estate.</p> <p>Testator gave to his son and daughter “ to hold and share alike all that balance of land .... together with all my personal estate whatsoever to hold to them their heirs and issue. And my will and moaning is that in ease my son or my daughter should depart this life without issue his part or portion, her part or portion, shall remain with the other said party during his or her natural life; and it shall then go and be equally divided into six shares among the following persons.” Held, that the son and daughter having survived testator took a fee simple estate at his death.</p>