Mitchell v. Snyder

Plaintiffs filed an original and an amended complaint in the circuit court of St. Clair County, praying for the construction of the second clause of the last will and testament of Ada Metzler, deceased, asking for a division and partition of ■ the real estate, and, in case this could not be made without manifest prejudice, that the premises be sold and the proceeds divided. It was alleged the second clause of the will was so ambiguous and uncertain as to require judicial construction. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss both the original and amended complaints, which were in all respects…