United Presbyterian Foundation v. Berryman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

This matter is before the court on an appeal from an order of the district court interpreting certain provisions of the will of James W. Berryman, deceased. Mr. Berryman, whose death occurred May 12, 1974, had executed a will on September 6, 1972 which was admitted to probate in Clark County on June 14,1974. Mr. Berryman left an estate valued at $3,567,530.44 and a dispute has arisen over the proper construction of Article IV of his will which reads as follows:

“ARTICLE IV

“I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my…