Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church v. Chapman

The language of the devise under which the petitioner claims is peculiar, and not perfectly clear. It is susceptible of two interpretations. The word “ case,” in the phrase “ to the Missionary case of the M. E. Church,” may be regarded as meaning “ box,” in the sense of fund. In the absence, however, of evidence of any use of the term in that sense by the members *267of the church with which the testator was connected, or by him at any other time, we do not think it probable that he so used it in his will. But we think it more probable that the word “case” is merely a misspelling of the word “…