In re the Estate of Karstens

Delehanty, S.

On this account proceeding a construction of the testamentary instruments of deceased is sought in order to *843determine whether a gift to Nellie Schofield in the second codicil to the will is in substitution of or in addition to the gift of similar amount made to her in the fifth paragraph of the will. The question is one which must be determined from the instruments themselves. The sole guide to a right decision is the expressed intent of the testatrix.

While it has been said more or less as a matter of routine that the repetition of a gift of the same amount in the same instrument…