Balyeat, Exr. v. Morris

Emma A. Koehler, by Item II of her will executed on July 14, 1970, directed her executor to sell all her property and bequeathed the proceeds in equal shares to the defendant charities. She then provided by Item III:

“I have knowingly and intentionally failed to make any provision herein for my granddaughter, SUSAN MOEEIS, who has shown me no affection over the years, and it is my express desire that she in no way share in my estate.”

The only other provisions of her will were the usual ones for the appointment of an executor and for the payment of her debts and the expenses of her estate. The…