Shields v. Shields

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The sole question presented for determination hy this appeal is the construction of the will of John W. Shields, who was a bachelor about sixty years of age when he died on March 16, 1918, a resident of Nelson county. The will, although not dated, is shown by the proof and is conceded to have been executed in the fall of 1908. The portions of the will involved, and which form the basis *250of this litigation, are the first, second, and third clauses, which read:

“First — I direct the land known as the McMakin and Hinkle land, containing about seven…