CRYDER v. GARRISON


387 Pa. 571 (1957)

Cryder, Appellant, v. Garrison.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 17, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Paul Smith, with him Harvey B. Smith, Smith & Eves, and Smith, Cahall & Aker, for appellants.

Frank C. Elmes, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY and MUSMANNO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JONES, January 17, 1957:

This appeal is concerned with the interpretation of a will. As in many of such cases, no difference of opinion is admissible with respect to the germane rules of construction. It is only a matter of their relative applicability. The basic question involved is whether a specific devise of the testatrix's "home" property to "three nieces", appositely named, was a devise to them individually or as a class. One of...

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