Stark v. Byers

Citations

• 213 Pa. 101
• 62 A. 371
• 1905 Pa. LEXIS 381

Syllabus

<p>Will — Charge on land — Monument at grave.</p> <p>Where a testator gives all of his estate, real and personal, to his wife for life, with remainder to a friend whom he makes his executor, and charges this remainder with certain legacies, and further directs his executor to erect a monument at his grave, not to exceed a sum stated, the cost of the monument is not a charge on the land.</p> <p>Mortgage — Interest—Life tenant — Widow.</p> <p>Where a testator seized of real estate subject to mortgage devises a life estate in the land to his widow, and it appears that the widow before the death of the testator has acquired by assignment a portion of the mortgage, but during her life tenancy neglects to pay the interest on the other portion of the mortgage, such interest may be deducted from her share of a fund created by foreclosure proceedings on the mortgage.</p>