Gustafson v. Wesley Foundation

E. Louise Grant died testate in 1993. This appeal concerns Item VI of her will, which was executed in 1988, and reads, in pertinent part:

The residue of my estate I bequeath after all other expenses ... as follows: A. To the Wesley Foundation, University of Minnesota, Mpls., Minn., where I spent so many inspirational hours, during my college life at the University of Minnesota, one half of my remaining estate. B. The remaining half I give and bequeath to St. John United Methodist Church, Greene Street, Augusta, GA.

Grant attended the University of Minnesota in the 1920’s and 30’s. A few years…