Caskey v. Cowgill

COMBS, Justice.

William E. Caskey, a resident of Fayette County, Kentucky, died testate December 12, 1949. A widower at the time of his death, Mr. Caskey left surviving him three children, Ann Caskey Cowgill, Catherine Caskey Cowart, and William E. Caskey, III. He left an estate of the estimated value of $700,000, and in his will, which he prepared himself, nominated the First National Bank and Trust Company of Lexington as executor and trustee.

Paragraphs 1 through 6 of the will are clear and unambiguous. In these six paragraphs the testator directed payment of his debts, made various and…