Lorenzo v. Medina

We reverse an order construing the will of Cecilia Lorenzo (“the Testator”). The Testator passed away on October 20, 2008, with an estate consisting of a parcel of residential property in Hialeah. In 2009, the Testator’s will was admitted to probate. The Testator’s will provided for a bequest of the entire estate as follows:

[T]o my brother, JOSE R. MEDINA and to my brother in law, JESUS LORENZO, in equal shares. If either of them do not survive me, the share of the deceased shall be given to their surviving spouse, JUANA R. MEDINA or MARIA LORENZO respectively.

Without question, the operation…