Gilchrist v. Empfield

Citations

• 194 Pa. 397
• 45 A. 46
• 1900 Pa. LEXIS 400

Syllabus

<p>Will — Construction—Fee simple estate — Widow.</p> <p>Testator gave all the residue of his estate, real and personal, to his wife and her heirs. He directed that his wife should “ properly educate ” his children. He then directed as follows: “ I will and direct that after the death of my said wife all the property hereby devised or bequeathed to her as aforesaid, or as much thereof as may then remain unexpended, shall descend to and vest in my son and my daughter and any other child or children that may hereafter be born to my said wife, and by me begotten.” Held, that the widow took a fee simple in the real estate.</p>