In re the Estate of Hall

John D. Bennett, S.

In this accounting proceeding a construction of the will is required.

By paragraph Fifth of the will, the testatrix directed that the remainder of the $10,000 trust fund 1 ‘ be divided among the nearest relatives on my former husband’s side, william joñas hall, and the nearest relatives on my side, then living ’ Although the subsequently executed codicil attempts to clarify the intention manifested by paragraph Fifth, it is clear from the provisions of paragraph Fifth that the initial intention of the testatrix was to give one half of the remaining $10,000 trust fund to a…