Hiester v. Yerger

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania January 25, 1895

Hiester v. Yerger, 166 Pa. 445 (Pa. 1895)

31 A. 122; 1895 Pa. LEXIS 1224

Ctjeiam, Dean, Green, Mitchell, Steiirett, Williams

Opinion of the Court

Pee Ctjeiam,

For reasons given by the learned judge of the common pleas, we think he was clearly right in holding that, under the will of Mary Hiester Weber, the plaintiff is seized of a fee simple estate in the premises in question, and in entering judgment in his favor on the case stated. All that need be said in support of the judgment will be found in the clear and concise opinion of the court below; and on it the judgment is affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name: Samuel P. Hiester v. Charles W. Yerger
Cited By: 5 cases
Status: Published
Syllabus: Will—Heirs—Rule in Shelley's case. Testatrix devised real estate to her nephew “for and during the term of his natural life, upon conditions to keep the same in good repair andj insured and also pay all the taxes thereon during said term, and after his decease, whether before or after my decease, I give and devise the saidj premises unto his then surviving heirs in fee simple.” Held, that the nephew took a fee simple estate in the land.