Stappas v. Stappas
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Justice.
Appellant, the widow of George D. Stappas, filed a bill in equity, seeking the construction of the will of her deceased husband under Tit. 7, § 157, of the Declaratory Judgment Act. Appellees, the two brothers and a sister of the testator who live in Greece, are the respondents. From a decree adverse to complainant, the appeal comes to this court.
Item One of the will provided for the payment of debts. Item Two made a bequest of $5,000 each to his brothers, Theodore and Nikolas Stappas, and Item Three contained a bequest to his sister, Helene Anastasakis, of $3,000.
Item Four…
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