Fredericks v. Kerr

Citations

• 219 Pa. 365
• 68 A. 835
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 577

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Power of sale — Real estate — Time limit.</p> <p>Where a testator grants “unto my executor the term of five years in ■which to make sale of my estate as aforesaid, using said time as in the judgment of my executor and the family may be deemed best in the interest of my estate,” a sale by the executor within five years is discretionary, and thereafter it is mandatory, and if the executor sells after the expiration of five years he conveys a good title.</p>