Carpenter v. Miller

K. MaxKOONCE, II, Judge.

In this case, we are asked to . review the probate judge’s interpretation of the will of Eunice Carpenter, deceased. The judge found that the will unambiguously devised the residue of the decedent’s estate to five particular individuals. Appellant C.J. Carpenter, a co-executor of the decedent’s estate, argues that the judge erred in determining that no ambiguity existed. We affirm.

Eunice Carpenter died in 1999 leaving an estate valued at approximately $361,000. Her husband, Hubert Carpenter, predeceased her. In her will, decedent devised virtually all of her property…