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MORTON ESTATE

454 Pa. 385 (1973)

Morton Estate.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 26, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel S. Logan, Jr., with him Kirk T. Karaszkiewicz, and Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, for appellants.

Austin M. Lee, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JONES, November 26, 1973:

This case presents a difficult question involving the application of the Rule Against Perpetuities.1 At issue is the validity of gifts in remainder to three of testator's great grandchildren, following successive life estates to his children and grandchildren where similar gifts are invalid because grandchildren were born subsequent to testator...

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