Salvesen v. Cordes

It appears of record that in conjunction with its rendition of the order admitting the will of Marie Cordes to probate, the court filed a written memorandum of opinion wherein it found that (a) the intent of the testators was that all property not held in joint tenancy should first go to the survivor of the two makers; (b) the testators, in using the language “in case of the death of both of us,” meant “upon the death of the survivor of us,” and did not have in mind a simultaneous death; (c) that by reason of the foregoing, there was no case for the application of the rule that a joint will…