Veditz v. Athey

Oppenheimer, J.,

delivered the majority opinion of the Court. Prescott, C. J., and Horney and Sybert, JJ., dissent. Dissenting opinion by Horney, J., at page 450, infra.

The testatrix, in Item Second of her Will, bequeathed household furniture and personal effects to one niece. In her Second Codicil, the testatrix provided in part as follows: “FIRST: * * * I therefore modify Item Second of my said Will by adding thereto the following sentence: * * *” The sentence devised a one-half interest in certain real estate in the Severna Park area *438to another niece, if she survived the testatrix. In her…