Mollencamp v. Farr

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J. :

This proceeding involves the construction of the will of George Mollenkamp, who died March 22, 1888, owning personal property valued at $635 and a farm worth about $2500, subject to a mortgage for $600. He was survived by his widow, two sons, aged respectively twelve and eleven years, and four daughters, one aged seventeen years, the others all younger than the sons. His will was drawn by a neighbor unversed in the law, and reads as follows :

“I, George Mollenkamp, of the county of Lincoln, state of Kansas, being of sound mind and memory, do…