Lyman v. Coolidge

The question in this case is as to the construction to be given to the will and codicils of Susan B. Lyman. The clause more particularly in controversy is the eleventh clause of the third codicil, which is as follows: “ I hereby revoke the residuary clauses in my will and codicils, and in lieu thereof I hereby give all the rest and residue of my estate remaining after the payment of the specific legacies provided in my will and the several codicils thereto, as follows : One third thereof *8to my nephew Joseph Randolph Coolidge. One third thereof to my nephew Algernon Sidney Coolidge. One sixth…