PRUNER ESTATE


400 Pa. 629 (1960)

Pruner Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 30, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Love, with him John Russell, Jr., Love & Wilkinson, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, for appellant.

Benjamin C. Jones, with him Musser W. Gettig, for appellees.

Ralph S. Snyder, Deputy Attorney General, with him Anne X. Alpern, Attorney General, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and EAGEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, June 30, 1960:

Edmund J. Pruner died May 4, 1904, testate. In the pertinent portion of his will he provided: "For the purpose of benefiting Humanity and caring for those in need I give and bequeath in Trust to the Corporation of Tyrone and the Corporation of Bellefonte, Pa. The Old Homestead which I own at Bellefonte, Pa. for a Home for Friendless Children from the Towns of Tyrone and Bellefonte. the Home to be called the E J Pruner Home...

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