Southard v. Wisconsin Congregational Conference

The provision in question bequeaths a legacy “unto the Congregational Sunday School of the State of Wisconsin . . . for its use generally.” The trial court, from all of the evidence and surrounding circumstances, concluded that the testatrix intended the bequest under clause three of her will to be paid to the Wisconsin Congregational Conference, the only organization in Wisconsin which is carrying on a state-wide work for the Congregational Sunday schools in this state; and further concluded that the misnomer of the beneficiary did not defeat the gift.

*149As was repeated in Will of Scott, 181…