Roth's Estate

Citations

• 70 Pa. Super. 124
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 189

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Life estate — Remainder—Distribution.</p> <p>Testator by the first clause of bis will gave bis wife bis entire estate for life. By the second clause be gave ber absolutely one-half of the estate, and the remainder was at her death to be divided amongst four nieces and nephews. The third clause gave R. one of, the nephews $600 per year until he should complete his college career. The next five clauses made specific bequests amounting to $17,000 payable at the wife’s death. Reid, (1) that the widow took an immediate interest in one-half of the estate of her husband; (2) that the estate to be accounted for at her death was the remaining one-half as found by the adjudication of the first account of the executors filed after the death of the husband; (3) that the specific bequests amounting to $17,000 were payable out of this fund before the residuary bequests to the nephews and nieces, as the testator directed that they be “paid out of my estate after the death of my wife.”</p>