BRITT ESTATE


369 Pa. 450 (1952)

Britt Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 24, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren S. Spalding, with him Gilbert Cassidy, Jr., Joseph H. Cochran and Fell & Spalding, for appellants in Appeals Nos. 28, 29, 30 and 31.

Cassin W. Craig, with him Leonard A. Talone, for appellant in Appeal No. 34.

John F. Thaete, with him William F. Fox, Walter B. Gibbons and Fox & Honeyman, for certain appellees in Appeals Nos. 28, 29, 30, 31 and 34.

Russell J. Brownback, with him Roger B. Reynolds and Donald J. McGonigal, for certain appellees in Appeals Nos. 28, 29, 30, 31 and 34.

Before DREW, C.J., STERN, STEARNE, BELL, CHIDSEY and MUSMANNO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, March 24, 1952:

Where a testamentary residuary trust estate is created to pay the income for life to each of five specifically named nephew and nieces and upon the death of a nephew or niece to pay $10,000 from the trust principal to each living child of a nephew or niece so dying, is this gift of $10,000 payable to each living child of all of testatrix' nephews and nieces or only to each living child of the five named nephew...

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