Campbell v. Warnberg

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action to construe a will and to determine certain rights of its beneficiaries appearing here as litigants.

The late L. J. Campbell, of Sumner county, died testate seized of several hundred acres of land upon which he placed a testamentary valuation of $36,000. After making suitable provision for his wife he apportioned his real estate among his children in “shares” of the value of $500 each. Thus the $36,000 worth of land was to be regarded for purposes of division among his children as seventy-two shares worth $500 each.

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