Reynolds's Estate

Citations

• 175 Pa. 257
• 34 A. 624
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 1243

Syllabus

<p>Will — Estate for life — Intestacy as to remainder — Trusts and trustees— Guardian.</p> <p>Where a will gives all testator’s estate to his wife “ for and during her natural life ” and makes no disposition of the remainder, she takes only a life estate therein.</p> <p>Testator died leaving surviving a widow and a minor son. By his will he directed as follows: “All my estate, real, personal and mixed, wheresoever situated, I gave and bequeath to my beloved wife Annie B. D. Reynolds, for and during her natural life: ” and, without making any other disposition of the same, he appointed his wife and Andrew H. MeClintock executors of his will “without bonds.” Held, (1) that the widow took a life estate in testator’s real estate; (2) that the proceeds of testator’s real estate should be awarded to a trustee to pay the income thereof to the widow for life, and the principal of the estate to such person or persons as at the widow’s death would be entitled thereto; (3) that the fund could not be awarded to the guardian of the minor, subject to the widow’s right to the income thereof. •</p>