Rankin's Estate

Citations

• 41 Pa. Super. 410
• 1909 Pa. Super. LEXIS 75

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Construction—Share of estate — Bequest.</p> <p>1. Where a. sister who is entitled to a distributive share in the estate of her deceased brother, makes her will by which she gives to her nephew “whatever my share of my brother’s estate may be,’’ and thereafter she. is paid $1,000 on account of her share, all of which she retains in bank until her death, with the exception of $40.00, and after her death the remainder of her share in her brother’s estate is paid to her executor, the nephew is entitled to an amount of money equal to his aunt’s .share in that portion of the estate of her brother which the latter’s will, or the law cast upon her at the moment of his death.</p> <p>2. In such a case the fact that when the aunt’s will was made the money representing her share was still in the hands of the brother’s administrator, whereas at the time of her death a part of it had come into her own hands, is immaterial.</p>