Burnham v. Burnham

The third clause devises all of the testator’s real estate to his two sons, George F. and Raymond H. Burnham. The seventh clause provides that in case of the death of either or both of said two sons, without leaving any issue, the real estate so de vised to his two sons shall be equally divided between his two daughters, Florence and Eva, in fee simple absolute forever. The absolute devise of the third clause might be cut down to a lesser devise by a subsequent provision clearly showing that it was the testator’s intention to give such lesser estate. There are no extraneous circumstances nor…