Jones v. First National Bank
Nevada Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*122OPINION
By the Court, Eather, J.:
This is an appeal from an order of the trial court in administration of a decedent’s estate directing the payment of a cash bequest pursuant to petition for distribution filed by the First National Bank of Nevada as Executor of the decedent, Edna Umbaugh Jones. The sole question upon this appeal concerns construction of the will; whether in directing payment of the cash bequest the court erred in its construction.
The clause in question is contained in a codicil drawn by the decedent herself. It reads “To my husband, John *123Paul Jones, I bequeath a liveable wage…
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