In re the Estate of Gargiulo

Wingate, S.

The unfortunate, even tragic, consequences of ineptness in testamentary directions are well illustrated in the case at bar. The turgidity of expression in the will of the present testator has caused an estrangement, substantially amounting to a feud, between members of his immediate family. This has not only resulted in evident ill-feeling, but has been a fruitful source of litigation for almost a generation.

Testator was survived by four children by a first marriage, two by the second, and by the second wife, who is the accountant herein.

At the time of his death on November 4,…