Murphy v. Northwest National Bank

This is an appeal from a ruling of the circuit court in construing a will. The court below found ambiguity in the will, wherein the residuary clause of the will provides for equal distribution among six persons named in article 4.02, but article 4.02 of the will and codicil names 12 persons. The appellant did request of the circuit court, and does now seek, intestate distribution. The court below decreed the entire estate pass by the terms of the testator’s will and codicil, and distribution of the estate be made to the 12 legatees, in shares ranging from one sixth to one forty-eighth share…