Snodgrass, Exr. v. Snodgrass

This appeal is from a judgment in an action to construe the will of George B. Clifford, late a resident of Belmont county, who died on the 18th day of October 1946.

The particular issue is the meaning of the clause, “also all of my personal property and personal effects, such as furniture, household goods and jewelry,” under all the circumstances surrounding this case.

The will provided as follows:

Item I directed payment of debts and funeral expenses, etc.

“Item II: I give, bequeath, and devise to my stepdaughter, Ethel Snodgrass, and to her son, Clifford Duff, in equal shares, 20 acres of land…