Court Opinion

ID: 9719524
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 07:55:16.556375+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:47:16.249460
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LARSEN, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent. I believe the testator clearly expressed his intention in Paragraph Third to distribute the residue of his estate to the survivor or survivors of the four named siblings. It is not surprising that testator used different lan*169guage in the first and second paragraphs as those paragraphs mentioned only one individual each — each paragraph was a specific monetary legacy to a specific individual.
The majority observes the testator “merely states his desire to leave the residue to his named siblings ‘and to the survivor or survivors of them.’ ” I agree with this observation, but contrary to the majority, I would affirm the Orphans’ Court because of this “merely stated” expression of intent, and would affirm the distribution of the estate in accordance with his intent.
EAGEN, C. J., joins in this dissenting opinion.