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BENSON ESTATE

380 Pa. 213 (1955)

Benson Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 3, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest Scott, with him John Grier Bartol, Jr. and Pepper, Bodine, Frick, Scheetz & Hamilton, for appellant.

Richard K. Stevens, with him Lewis M. Stevens, Seth W. Watson, Jr., and Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, for appellees.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ALLEN M. STEARNE, January 3, 1955:

The appeals involve the construction of a will, which testamentary document consists of the will and nine codicils. Testatrix created eight income funds. By the fourth codicil she made the following provision: "ITEM: It is my wish and I hereby order and direct that all the Trusts created in my Will and Codicils which have not already ended by their own limitations shall...

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