In re the Construction of the Will of Jedlicka

Edgab F. Hazleton, S.

In subdivisions (a) and (b) of paragraph “ pitth ” of her will, decedent gave 10% of her estate to her grandson, Charles Jedlicka, Jr., who resides in the United States, and 10% to her niece, Anna Granzales, who resides in France. Then follows disposition of the residuary estate in trust for the benefit of four relatives, decedent’s sister, Anna Bleha, her brother, Fred Cernov'sky, a niece, Lydia Cernovska and a nephew, Jaromir Cernovsky, all of whom reside in Czechoslovakia, behind the iron curtain. Although a gift is created, it is clear that decedent not only wanted…