Hubbs v. Hubbs

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frantz.

*206In a hearing on a petition to construe a will the trial court refused to receive extrinsic evidence to ascertain the intent of the testator. The trial court conceived the instrument to be plain and unambiguous, containing words having in law a well-accepted and defined meaning, leaving nothing for the court to do but follow the import of the language employed. Was the ruling of the trial court erroneous?

Alvin Steward Hubbs executed his will on May 2, 1949. He died on March 20, 1958. His brother, Otto Hubbs, passed away on August 28, 1953. By his will, Alvin…