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BURLEIGH ESTATE

405 Pa. 373 (1961)

Burleigh Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 5, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Murray Egan, with him Donald W. Shaffer, and Weller, Wicks and Wallace, for appellants.

James C. Evans, with him Evans, Ivory & Evans, for appellees.

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

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, December 5, 1961:

Clarence Burleigh died testate on February 25, 1923, leaving a last will dated November 5, 1919. The question involved: What shares did various heirs take under the Fifth paragraph of Burleigh's will?

Testator, in the Fifth paragraph of his will, gave (a) his son income for life, (b) at his son's death, maintenance and support to his widow for life, (c) maintenance and support during their minority for children...

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