In Re Estate of Newbert

The appellant, representing the estate of Percy Reef, the sole surviving brother and a beneficiary under the will of Doris Newbert, appeals from a summary judgment interpreting and construing a clause in the will in favor of the respondents, a group of nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews of the deceased husband of the testatrix and also beneficiaries under the will of Doris Newbert. The Superior Court determined that the will made individual, distributive gifts to the brothers and sisters listed in the will rather than a class gift to the brothers and, sisters with a right of…