White v. Wyoming National Bank of Casper

The executor of the estate of Jessie M. White, deceased, brought an action against the several beneficiaries under her will, seeking by declaratory judgment to determine its authority to sell certain property for a price less than that mentioned by the testatrix in a provision for the sale.

There is no dispute about the facts. The will, dated March 26, 1960, consisted of four typewritten pages, apparently drafted by the testatrix herself. The first of its five sections directed debts and expenses to be paid out of the estate, the second nominated the executor and authorized the sale of the…