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ESTATE OF WEEKS

485 Pa. 329 (1979)

402 A.2d 657

ESTATE of Ralph E. WEEKS, Deceased. APPEAL of Ann Weeks WHITE, Ralph E. Weeks, II and John W. Hardie, Trustees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 31, 1979.

Reargument Denied July 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.R. Van Deusen, Jr., Scranton, for appellant.

Joseph C. Kreder, Henkelman, McMenamin, Kreder & O'Connell, Lawrence M. Ludwig, Scranton, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

By his will, Ralph E. Weeks placed the major portion of his estate in trust for his heirs. He gave to his widow and to each of his children a life interest in the income of the testamentary trust (the issue of any deceased child taking per stirpes) and directed that the trust terminate upon the death of his last surviving child. The principal of the trust was to be distributed per capita to his grandchildren. Weeks...

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