Morris v. Morris

The courts approach with apprehension and misgivings the task of -construing wills — of saying what one now deceased meant by the words he used during his lifetime in the disposition of his property to take effect at his death. Holograph wills especially are like the men who make them- — individual. Two wills of exactly the same wording may be differently construed by reason of the different circumstances surrounding the testator at the time he made the will — • differences in the number and ages of relatives, the amount and character of his property, his legal and moral obligations, and,…