Kyner v. Hockersmith

Citations

• 235 Pa. 586
• 84 A. 506
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 594

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Estate tail — Estate in fee simple — Buie in Shelley’s case —Act of April 27, 1855, P. L. 868.</p> <p>A devise, by will executed in 1884, to a daughter, of real estate to be held and enjoyed by her during her natural life, “and at her death by the issue of her body, if such there be, forever,” and if she should die without issue, then over, gives to the daughter an estate tail, which under the Act of April 27, 1855, P. L. 368, is converted into an estate in fee simple.</p>