Adams v. Carpenter

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs/appellees in an action in which the plaintiffs sought a construction of the will of the late Marvin L. Tillis. The trial court held that the will was ambiguous and unclear, and went on to construe the provisions of the will contrary to the position of the defendants/appellants, Angela Adams and Beverly May, granddaughters of Marvin L. Tillis. We affirm.

Marvin L. Tillis executed his last will and testament on November 20, 1985; that will included the terms of the "Marvin L. Tillis Family Trust" ("the Trust") and replaced an earlier…