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CAMPBELL ESTATE

395 Pa. 395 (1959)

Campbell Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 20, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Stockdale, with him Snee and Stockdale, for appellants.

Charles J. Spinelli, with him Edward A. Witt, and Spinelli & McLean, for appellees.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and McBRIDE, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BOK, April 20, 1959:

The issue here is whether distribution of a residuary estate should be per stirpes or per capita.

The crucial part of the will reads as follows: "FIFTEENTH: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, I give, devise and bequeath unto the Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., in trust nevertheless for the use and benefit of the brothers and sisters of...

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