Baker v. Forsuman

This partition suit calls for a construction of the will of Nicholas Baker who died in 1896, survived by his ten children. The plaintiffs are two of the children of William F. Baker, the youngest son of the testator. They claim an interest in the land in question under the will of their grandfather. The principal defendants are Blanche R. Bates and Donald D. Murray, who claim fee simple title under a conveyance executed by William F. Baker, the father of the plaintiffs.

We are concerned primarily with the sixth and eighth clauses of the will. Clause 6 states, “I give and bequeath to my son,…