Plainfield Trust Co. v. Hagedorn

The opinion of the court was delivered by

BuelijStg, J.

This is an appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, construing the terms of a will. We certified the cause on our motion while it was pending and yet unheard in the Superior Court, Appellate Division. The parties have agreed on a statement of the facts in lieu of a record. B. B. 1:6—2.

*486On May 5, 1891 Otto Arens, a resident of Plainfield, New Jersey, executed his last will and testament. The testator’s family at the time he made his will consisted of his wife, Mary Louise Arens, and their two…