JESSUP ESTATE


441 Pa. 365 (1970)

Jessup Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Peter Williams, with him J. Freedley Hunsicker, and Drinker, Biddle & Reath, for appellants.

William H.S. Wells, with him Guy T. Moore, and Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, for appellees.

Before BELL, C.J., COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, October 9, 1970:

The question involved is whether the gift of the remainder in the trust for Jenny vested at the death of the testator or at the death of Jenny.

The question of whether a bequest or devise created a vested interest (or a vested subject-to-be-divested interest), or a contingent interest has perplexed and vexed the Courts for countless years. This question arises most frequently in wills or trusts which, like...

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