In Re the Estate of Searl

Homer I. Searl and Etta Marie Searl were, for many years, husband and wife and residents of Walla Walla county. September 30, 1937, Mrs. Searl made her will. After directing payment of her debts, expenses of her last sickness, and funeral expenses, she devised and bequeathed to her husband, Homer I. Searl, all the rest, residue, and remainder of her property, providing:

“However, in event that my husband and I should meet death by accident or otherwise at the same time or approximately the same time, then it is my desire and will that all such residue and remainder of my estate is to pass to,…