Dearman v. Bruns

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the terms of the Will of E. A. Rumple, deceased, created an estate by the entireties between Minnie Rumple Brown and her husband, Richard Shaw Brown, or whether the terms created a tenancy in common between Minnie Rumple Brown and Richard Shaw Brown.

It is well settled that the cardinal principle in the construction of a will is to give effect to the intent of the testator as it appears from the language used in the instrument itself. The intent is to be gathered from a consideration of the will from its four corners and…