ESTATE OF HOUSTON


491 Pa. 339 (1980)

421 A.2d 166

ESTATE of Charlotte H.S. HOUSTON, Deceased. Appeal of Charles Wardell BROWN, Jr. and Wayne W. Brown. Appeal of W. West FRAZIER, IV, Bettina Frazier Wall and Josephine Frazier Hart. Appeal of Sarah L.O. SMITH and Mary Minor C. Smith.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Bregy, Philadelphia, for appellant in No. 260 and appellee in Nos. 263 and 266.

Norman H. Brown, Philadelphia, for appellant in No. 263 and appellee in Nos. 260 and 266.

William H. Ewing, Philadelphia, for appellant in No. 266 and appellee in Nos. 260 and 263.

Joseph E. Greene, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellee in No. 260.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In her will, decedent Charlotte H.S. Houston directs that the income from her two residuary trusts be paid to the two children of her first marriage. She then directs that, after the deaths of these two children and "upon my youngest grandchild reaching the age of twenty-one (21) years . . ., the balance and principal of both said trusts be paid and distributed to such of my...

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