Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1837

Bentz v. Nieman

Bentz v. Nieman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided May 15, 1837
6 Watts 85

Bentz v. Nieman

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

A residuary legatee can demand contribution for nothing. He gets but the fragments when every one else has been served. The costs and charges of settling the estate come out of it in the first instance; then the specific and pecuniary legacies are paid in their order: and finally, if any thing is left he gets it, but no one abates for him because his interest is dependent and indefinite.

Judgment affirmed.

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