In Re Estate of Bigham

The heirs at law of Rebecca A. Bigham, a devisee under the will of her husband, James Bigham, brought this suit to secure a construction of the will alleging that Mrs. Bigham, who predeceased her husband, was given an undivided one-half interest in the estate, and under the antilapse statute, section 11861, they inherited the property devised to Mrs. Big-ham. The trial court sustained the claim of the heirs. Beatrice Scott Bigham Mclnerney, a beneficiary under paragraph three of the will, appealed. The material portions of the will are as follows: ■

“First, I desire that all my debts and…