LEFEVER, J., March 10, 1955.
We all agree with Judge Saylor (the auditing judge) that the will directs distribution of the fund before the court, per capita among testator's grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and not per stirpes among testator's grandchildren.
There is a sharp split of authority where the words "issue" or "descendants" are used, unconfined by any indication of intention, whether the children take...
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