In Re Estate of Cole

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge

The will of decedent Ruth N. Cole states a bequest to her friend, appellant Veta J. Vining, in “the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($25,000).” Appellant disputes the trial court’s determination to consider testimony of the will’s scrivener that explains the contradictory language of the will. We affirm.

FACTS

Ruth N. Cole executed a will on July 1, 1999, and died testate on July 8, 1999. Respondent personal representative petitioned the court for a construction of the will to find that appellant’s bequest was for $25,000. After appellant contested the construction, the…