Sherman v. Critzer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The construction of a will, about which there was an actual controversy among the beneficiaries mentioned in it, was the purpose of this action. Charles W. Sherman, the owner of real and personal property, executed a will on April 26, 1927. He died on July 15, leaving two sons, Robert Kos Sherman, thirty-nine years old, Charles Glenn Sherman, thirty-four years old, and a daughter, Gracie Fay Critzer, thirty-seven years old. When the will was executed, his wife, Martha L. Sherman, was living, but she died about two weeks prior to his…