England v. Pate

Bell, Justice.

This case involves the construction of a will. The appellee, Láveme Pate, filed a complaint for a declaratory judgment to construe the will of Thomas Scott Lavendar. Pate contends that language in the fifth paragraph of the will operates to leave her all property that Lavendar owned individually or owned jointly with her. The appellants, Lavendar’s three children (one of them both individually and as executrix), contend the language in question should be construed as leaving Pate only the property she jointly owned with Lavendar. The result of the construction appellants urge…