Walters v. Waggener

The plaintiff, Fred C. Walters, is the son of James W. Walters by the first wife of the latter. After the death of the plaintiff’s mother, his father married the widowed mother of some of the defendants. With her he lived until his death on April 7, 1918. At the time of his death he was the owner in fee simple of certain real estate described in the complaint. He died leaving a will of which the second clause reads in part as follows:

“Second. Should my wife, Rachel Walters, die before my decease, all of the estate of which I may die seized or possessed of whatsoever character, real, personal…