In re the Estate of Frank
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
It may readily be conceded that the instant will is an unusually horrible example of the dire effects attendant upon a failure to employ an experienced draftsman in the preparation of such a document. The court cannot, however, feel that the interpretation thereof is quite as hopeless a task as the unusually able memorandum of counsel for the son would indicate.
*689Certain intentions of the testator are entirely obvious, and it may promote clarity if the clauses expressing these are first eliminated from the document. Within this enumeration are the specific bequest of decedent’s…
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