Belardo v. Belardo

Melody J. Stewart, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment of the probate court in an action to construe the will of John Vincent Belardo. Following review of the record, and for the reasons stated below, we affirm.

{¶ 2} When Belardo executed his will on March 12, 1985, his wife and two sons were alive. The will left the entire estate to his wife, Josephine, and provided that in the event she should predecease him, the estate was to pass “to my beloved sons, John Salvatore Belardo and James Charles Belardo, share and share alike, absolutely and in fee simple.”

{¶ 3} At the time…