Penrose's Estate
Penrose's Estate
Opinion of the Court
After argument of this appeal, at the January Term, 1916, the following order was made: “And now, February 11, 1916, it appearing that neither the auditor nor the Orphans’ Court has considered or determined a controlling question whether the remainder offends the rule against perpetuities which has been argued here, the case is remanded to the Orphans’ Court that the parties may be heard and the question may be determined. After the opinion has been filed by the court below, either party may move this court to advance the cause on the argument list.” The record was accordingly returned to the court below, which referred the question involved to the auditor, who filed an opinion, holding that the remainder
Appeal sustained at appellee’s costs.
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- Wills — Devises—Buie against perpetuities. A testator bequeathed real and personal property in trust for the benefit of a son for his life and upon his death “unto the lawful issue of my said son......, share and share alike, to be paid to them respectively upon their arriving at the age of twenty-one years, the same to be put out at interest......and the interest accruing therefrom to be applied to their maintenance and education respectively until their arrival at the age of twenty-one years, and in case either of said issue should die before arriving at the age of twenty-one years without issue, I give and bequeath the share of the one or ones so dying unto the survivor or survivors thereof, and if all the lawful issue' of my son should die without issue, before arriving at the age of twenty-one years” then over to a charitable use. Held, that the gift over to the charitable use violated the rule against perpetuities and was void.