Weister v. Young

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Weister v. Young, 265 Pa. 393 (Pa. 1919)
109 A. 155; 1919 Pa. LEXIS 565
Brown, Frazer, Kephart, Simpson, Stewart, Walling

Weister v. Young

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The third clause of the will of Elizabeth Weister is as follows: “I give and bequeath to my sons John and Jacob H. all my real estate consisting of the farm near North Washington now occupied by J.' B. Carnahan. At the death of either son the surviving son is to become sole heir. And at the death of both sons, if either have any heir's, it is to be divided among the heirs, share and share alike.” The two sons designated by the testatrix as John and Jacob H. are W. J. and J. H. Weister, the appellees, both of whom are still living. The correct conclusion of the learned court below was that, under the first sentence of the quoted clause of their mother’s will, they took an absolute title to the farm, and this without regard to anything contained in the second and third sentences. The judgment in their favor on the case stated is accordingly affirmed.

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Wills — Devise—Estate in fee simple — Death in lifetime of testatrix. 1. Two brothers to whom their mother devised land, take a fee simple title therein where the language of the devise is as follows: “I give and bequeath to my sons......all my real estate. At the death of either son the surviving son is to become sole heir. At the death of both sons, if either have any heirs, share and share alike.” 2. In such a ease the sons took an absolute estate under the first sentence of the quoted clause, and this without regard to anything contained in the second and third sentences.