Sheltering Arms Hospital v. First & Merchants National Bank

Charles A. Zincke died on December 19, 1955, in the City of Richmond, Virginia. His holographic will, dated July 19, 1944, was presented to the Clerk of the Chancery Court of the City of Richmond on December 29, 1955, for probate, by the First and Merchants National Bank of Richmond. The will contained a number of deletions, and some marginal notations. We are here concerned only with Item (5), which, as presented, was in language and form as follows:

“(5) Life interest in the sum of twenty thousand dollars each to—

Died Miss Dec. 44 Mrer-S:-Marshall Tnylur-and A Dorothy ■ M. Tayior,-4i68C.A.Z.…