United States Trust Co. v. Maresi

It is important to bear in mind in this action to ■construe the will of Pompeo Maresi, deceased, that the instrument was evidently drawn by an unskilled hand, perhaps that of the *540testator himself, with the purpose of effectually stating the wishes of the testator, and yet conforming to legal phraseology possibly deduced from other testamentary instruments inspected by the draughtsman. In the formation of the legal conclusions upon the questions arising for which the plaintiff-executor and trustee desires a controlling instruction, it is not necessary to review all of the provisions of this…