Henderson v. First National Bank of Rome

Reid, Chief Justice.

We are called upon to construe item 10 of the will of Edward Gunter Peters, in a review of rulings made thereon by the trial judge. The executor of the mil had applied for direction, and had sought a construction to determine whether Henry G. Stoffregen, under the provisions of this item of the will, was a general residuary legatee only, or whether in addition to the residuum he took a specific devise of property therein particularly described. The judge directed the jury to find, in addition to other matters not here complained of, that the real estate described in that…