Graham v. Grugan

Citations

• 132 Pa. 79
• 19 A. 56
• 1890 Pa. LEXIS 772

Syllabus

<p>(а) A testator, flying in 1887, was one of six children whoso father was living till 1868, but whose mother had died intestate in 1810, owning real estate held by the father during Ms life as tenant by the curtesy.</p> <p>The testatrix left no real estate other than her interest in that so held..</p> <p>(б) By her will, executed in 1817, she provided: “All my estate, both real and personal, that I shall inherit as my portion after my father’s death, I give and bequeath to my beloved cousins.....their heirs and assigns forever.” At her death, her one sixth share of the real estate above mentioned had been allotted to her in severalty:</p> <p>1. In such case, the provision quoted from the will was applicable to the share of the testatrix in the real estate which descended to her from her mother, and which at the time was owned by her, and not to that which she possibly might inherit subsequently from her father.</p>