Moyer v. Rentschler

Citations

• 231 Pa. 620
• 81 A. 52
• 1911 Pa. LEXIS 895

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Estate in fee simple — “Children”—“Descend.”</p> <p>Testatrix directed as follows: “I do hereby bequeath and devise all my real estate and personal property unto my two grandsons,” adding that they “are to receive all my property both personal and real estate, share and share alike with the desire and wishes that they are to take good care of the same until the time of their death.” In the next paragraph she directed, “After the death of my grandsons, as aforesaid, said property is then to descend or go into the possession of their children .... provided they have some.” The grandsons had no children at the date of the will, but did have “children” living at the time of testatrix’s death. Held, that the grandsons took a fee simple estate in the realty.</p>