Leibrandt v. Adler

Plaintiff, Joseph L. Leibrandt, appeals from a will construction decree, which denies him inclusion as a legatee under the will of Marcia M. Leibrandt, and denies also his attorney’s fees and costs.

The testatrix, Marcia M. Leibrandt, died on September 17, 1958, leaving a $400,000 estate. The record indicates that her husband, George Leibrandt, predeceased her, and that no children were born of that marriage or to her at any time. Plaintiff was not related to the testatrix but is one of seven children of Fred Leibrandt, a nephew of her deceased husband. The will, written in decedent’s…