Womack's Estate

Citations

• 253 Pa. 384
• 98 A. 611
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 850

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Construction—Gift to religious use■ — Will unattested— Invalid devise.</p> <p>Where testator by will provided, “This to Certify to all to whom is consernd that Dr. Thos. T. Womack of 1035 S. 17th St. will to James Jr. Lennon Jr. of 17th & Fitzwater St. 1,000. To, the house keeper, whom every she may be $3,000, and to the Church Rev. Tinley the rest, Baring $5,000.” The gift in the final clauses was to the church and not to the Reverend Tindley mentioned, and the will being unattested such devise was invalid and testator’s next of kin is entitled to the amount so bequeathed.</p>