Supreme Court of Pennsylvania July 1, 1863 (Mickey's Appeal)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thompson, J.

The bequest to John H. Grim by his wife was conditional. Its enjoyment was to depend upon two contingencies, viz., his remaining unmarried, and refraining from falling into “ drunkenness and revelry.” In case of a breach of either, “ then,” says the codicil, “his said interest is to cease, and my estate to be disposed of as above directed.