Snyder v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate I give, devise and bequeath to my son, Ivan S. Snyder, as Trustee, to hold, manage, administer, invest and re-invest in such investments as to the Trustee may seem proper without limiting the Trustee to what are known as "legal investments", and to demand, collect and receive the dividends, interest and income therefrom, and after deduction of all proper charges and expenses, to pay to and use as much of the net income as may be necessary or desirable for the support, maintenance and care of my daughter, ETHEL J. SNYDER, and my son JAY W. SNYDER, for and during their joint lives and the lifetime of the survivor, as well as so much of the principal; as in the Trustee's discretion may be necessary or desirable for the support, maintenance and care of my two children, Ethel and Jay. It is my desire that, so long as it is practical, my Trustee shall maintain intact my home and furnishings therein in Bally, Pennsylvania, for the benefit of and as a residence for my children, Ethel And Jay. B. Upon the death of the survivor of my children, Ethel J. Snyder and Jay W. Snyder, I give, devise and bequeath one-half (½) of the remaining principal and undistributed income of the trust to the children of my deceased son, Harold Snyder, to be divided equally among them. These grandchildren are: GLENN W. SNYDER, GAIL A. BETHARD, and NEIL H. SNYDER. From each child's share shall be deducted the sum o”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Snyder v. Dept. of Public Welfare