Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation, Inc. v. Johnson

Colwell, District Judge.

This is an action for the construction of the last will and testament of Gilbert C. Swanson, deceased, who died testate March 8, 1968, a resident of Douglas County, Nebraska. Intervener County of Douglas, Nebraska, appeals from the judgment of the District Court finding for the plaintiffs that the word “charges” in the second line of Paragraph SECOND of the will includes only funeral expenses and just debts of the decedent and does not include death taxes. We affirm.

By stipulation of the parties the bill of exceptions was settled by the trial judge; we consider it…