Goodman's Appeal

Citations

• 199 Pa. 1
• 48 A. 809
• 1901 Pa. LEXIS 550

Syllabus

<p>Will—Remainder—“ Die unmarried</p> <p>Testator directed as follows : “I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph the sum of twenty thousand dollars, in trust to invest it, if possible, on mortgage, and to pay the interest to my daughter Catharine during her natural life, and after her death, I give and bequeath the principal and interest thereon to her children, if she was married and had any, share and share alike. But if she should die unmarried, then I give and bequeath the one half thereof to my son Joseph and the other half to his four children.” Catharine died married, but without having had children, leaving her husband to survive her. Held, that Joseph and his four children were entitled to the fund of 820,000.</p>