Timberlake v. Munford

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

This appeal concerns the interpretation of the will of Dillard Munford and his 1977 settlement agreement with his first wife, Lillie Davis Timberlake. Timberlake seeks a $500,000 legacy under Mun-ford’s will, arguing that their 1977 agreement provides for a deferred property settlement from his estate. The estate declined to pay the legacy on the grounds that the agreement provides for a lump sum alimony payment. Adopting the estate’s interpretation, the trial court ruled that the plain meaning of the agreement provides that the estate would pay the $500,000 only…