Hartley Estate

Shoyer, J.,

— Three sisters of

Mary D. Hartley, who would be her only heirs under our intestate laws, except to the ruling of the learned auditing judge who awarded the residue of her estate to Herbert R. Whitehead, whom she also named as her executor. Like most holographic wills drawn by a lay person, the present instrument is not free from difficulty in construction. In testatrix’s own hand, on a single sheet of paper, her will is- as follows:

“July 13th 1956

To Whom this may concern:

I am in my sound mind & body.

Leaving Herbert R. Whitehead soul executor of

my will.

leaving

222 W. Gorgas Lane my…