Danks v. Brooks

This is a will construction case arising out of two paragraphs in the will of Elizabeth L. Shaw, a widow, who passed away on April 3,1963. The sole issue is whether Mrs. Shaw, by her will, intended to bequeath a portion of the residue of her estate to appellant, her grandson John Kohl Danks (formerly Ross L. Shaw, Jr.).

Briefly, the pertinent familial background is as follows: The testatrix, Elizabeth L. Shaw, had three children, George S. Shaw, Margaret Mary Shaw Trapp, and Ross L. Shaw. *239In 1930, the son Ross L. Shaw married Francis Grace Kohl. One child, appellant, was born of the marriage…