O'Malley v. Loftus

Citations

• 220 Pa. 424
• 69 A. 819
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 796

Syllabus

<p>Will — Devise—Life estate.</p> <p>Testator by his will directed as follows: “I give and bequeath to my son — Frank, on his reaching the age of twenty-one years, a lot of land being number twenty on Lackawanna avenue in the Eighth ward said City of Scranton together with all improvements thereon, also a lot of land on Jefferson avenue said city being number nineteen (19) Block, 73 in the ninth ward, with all improvements thereon, to have and to hold the same for and during his natural life, and at his death I give and bequeath the same to his next nearest blood relations, share and share alike.” All parts of the will were badly punctuated; and in another clause apt words were used to give an estate in fee. Held, that the son took only a life estate in the Lackawanna avenue lot.</p>