Wolff v. Hafer

Citations

• 235 Pa. 581
• 84 A. 504
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 593

Syllabus

<p>Will — Devise—Construction—Estate in fee simple.</p> <p>Testatrix in a will written by herself and inartificially drawn stated that she was about to undergo a critical operation, and continued as follows: “Would like to say this is what I want done with my personal property and real estate.” She then made a number of bequests of money and some articles of jewelry. She continued as follows: “Row I think my home on Philadelphia (Avenue) should be sold and a small house built on my lot on Wolf Street for my sister Laura and my dear boy Eoland, house not to cost more than two thousand dollars but comfortable and the balance of all moneys put on interest for Eoland my boy, Dr. Palmer will you kindly see this is carried out, let Mr. Seiders fix this up. I have given my watch to my sister, and as stated she and Eoland are to have the bulk of everything, only the names mentioned herein. Please see that my dear boy is taken care of.” Eoland was her sister’s son and was reared by testatrix and regarded as her son. The doctor mentioned was the physician of the testatrix, and Mr. Seiders was her neighbor and a justice of the peace. Held, that Laura and her son Eoland took an estate in fee simple in the Wolf Street property.</p>