Old Ladies' Home Ass'n v. Miller

This case involves the interpretation of a holographic will and, in particular, the question of whether a gift expressly for life, with a direction to sell certain rings of testatrix, and at the death of the life tenant “all remaining” of property is willed to remainderman, implies a power of disposition in the life tenant of both personal and real property.

On October 31, 1950, Mrs. Georgia Miller Byrne executed a will wholly in her own handwriting, as follows:

‘ ‘ Georgia

Oct. 31, 1950

To whom it may concern.

I, Georgia Miller Byrne, of sound and sane mind do will and bequeath all of my worldly…