In Re Estate of Britt

This is an appeal from an order construing the will of George P. Britt who died testate on April 14, 1980. Testator was survived by his wife, Anne M. Britt (Anne), and his six children from two former marriages. Following testator's death, American National Bank and Trust Company, as co-executor, filed a petition for construction of the first sentence of the third article of the will which states: "If my wife survives me I give to her one-third (1/3) of my probate estate." The petition named Anne Britt, the widow, and decedent's six children, who are beneficiaries of a residuary trust…