State Ex Rel. Florida Bank & Trust Co. v. White

TERRELL, J.:

Clause Second of the will of Elizabeth D. Mesker is as follows:

“Second (A) I give and bequeath to Countess Ethel de Jumilhae, 1 Rue Brignole, Paris, France, my pendent diamond brooch.

“ (B) I give and bequeath to my sister, Mrs. Isabelle Oates, all other jewelry, wearing apparel and personal effects of like kind and description which I may own at the time of my death.”

The administrator identified Item 26 of the jewelry inventory as the bequest to Countess Ethel de Jumilhae under Clause A of the will. The Countess denied that Item 26 was the bequest to her and claimed Item 22.…