Porter v. Bryant

Citations

• 273 Pa. 435
• 117 A. 190
• 1922 Pa. LEXIS 595

Syllabus

<p>Will — Construction—Devise—Vested and contingent estates.</p> <p>1. Where a testatrix devises real estate to one for life and after the death of the life tenant, one-half of the estate to a son of testatrix, and the other half to two other children each to take one quarter, and by codicil directs that “if any of my children should die before division is made of the property, I wish their children to have share and share alike of their parents’ portion.” and the son dies before the life tenant, leaving a son and daughter, to whom he devises his one-half interest in the real estate, and thereafter such son dies in the lifetime of the life tenant, such son has a vested interest in one-fourth of the real estate, which he may by will devise to his wife.</p> <p>2. No decision construing a will, rules the construction of a subsequent will.</p>