Sedlaczek v. de Dreuzy

„ The submitted controversy requires the construction of a will. The plaintiff is a granddaughter of the testatrix, the only surviving child of one of her daughters. The three defendants are children of another daughter. The plaintiff, as descendant of one of the children of the testatrix, claims to be entitled to one-half of the trust fund here involved. The defendants, on the other hand, assert that she is entitled to only three-eighths thereof, and that they are entitled to five-eighths. Concededly the rights of the parties depend upon the interpretation of a single clause contained in the…