Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

<p>Appeal, No. 318, Oct. T., 1891, by J. M. Chadwick, guardian, from decree of O. C. Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1890, dismissing exceptions to adjudication.</p> <p>On December 1, 1890, the third partial account of E. H. Myers and John R. Baum, executors of the will of B. H. Landwehr, deceased, showing a balance of 125,740.21, for distribution, was confirmed nisi. The confirmation having been made absolute, the account was called for audit on December 18,1890.</p> <p>At the audit, it was shown that the testator died on December 28, 1880, leaving a will dated November 18, 1878, duly admitted to probate. Said will, after providing for the payment of testator’s debts, etc., and for certain pecuniary legacies, proceeded:</p> <p>“ Fourth. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal, and mixed, I give, bequeath and devise as follows, to wit: To John R. Baum and Ernest Henry Myers, my sons-in-law, my executors hereinafter named, who are to sell the same as soon after my decease as they, my executors, shall think fit and expedient, for such price or prices and upon such terms as they may deem best, and in such quantities as may suit purchasers, but in such manner as may be approved of by the judgment of said executors; and of the net proceeds thereof pay one fourth thereof to the children of my son, B. Henry Landwehr, or the survivors of them; one other fourth part thereof pay to my daughter, Amelia Myers, wife of Ernest Plenry Myers; and the remaining half part thereof pay to my daughter Sophia, the wife of said John R. Baum.</p> <p>“ And to effect the foregoing purposes I do give unto my said executors full possession and authority to sell and convey the said real estate, and to execute conveyances thereof in fee-simple or otherwise, without the intervention of any court for that purpose, to the purchaser or purchasers.'”</p> <p>It was shown, also, that at the time of the death of the testator, his son, B. Henry Landwehr, had seven children. Afterward, an