King v. Frick
Decision Date | 02 June 1890 |
Citation | 135 Pa. 575 |
Parties | HARRY B. KING v. JOHN J. FRICK. |
Court | Pennsylvania Supreme Court |
Before PAXSON, C. J., STERRETT, GREEN, CLARK and McCOLLUM, JJ.
APPEAL BY DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF YORK COUNTY.
No. 387 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 46 August Term 1889, C. P.
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Mr. Smyser Williams (with him Mr. R. E. Cochran), for the appellant.
Counsel cited: Newbold v. Boone, 52 Pa. 167; Snively v. Stover, 78 Pa. 489; Stickle's App., 26 Pa. 234; Urich v. Merkel, 81 Pa. 332; Urich's App., 86 Pa. 386; Haldeman v. Haldeman, 40 Pa. 34; Middleswarth v. Blackmore, 74 Pa. 419; Livezey's App., 106 Pa. 205; Deihl v. King, 6 S. & R. 32; Finney's App., 113 Pa. 18; Burd v. Burd, 40 Pa. 182; Still v. Spear, 45 Pa. 170; Bedford's App., 40 Pa. 18; Shreiner's App., 53 Pa. 106.
Mr. A. C. Fulton, for the appellee.
Counsel cited: Caldwell v. Skilton, 13 Pa. 152; Biddle's Est., 28 Pa. 59; Fulton v. Fulton, 2 Gr. 28; Fahrney v. Holsinger, 65 Pa. 388; Mickley's App., 92 Pa. 514; Fitzwater's App., 94 Pa. 141; Smith's App., 23 Pa. 9; Letchworth's App., 30 Pa. 175; Karker's App., 60 Pa. 141.
We think the court below correctly held that the plaintiff, Harry B. King, took a fee in the real estate devised to him by E. A. King, his father. The language of said will, over which the present contention arises, is as follows:
We think it plain, under the authorities, that the words, "die without children, grandchildren or wife living," refer to the death of his son during the lifetime of the testator. As was said by Justice SHARSWOOD in Mickley's App., 92 Pa. 514: "The first taker is always the first object of the testator's bounty; and his absolute estate is not to be cut down to an estate for life, or, what is practically the same thing, to be subjected to an executory gift over, upon the occurrence of the contingency of death, or death without issue, at any future period within the rule against perpetuities, without clear evidence of such an intent;" citing a number of authorities. No such intent appears upon the face of this will. On the contrary, we think the intent of the testator is clear that, if his son survived him, he should take a fee.
Judgment affirmed.
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