Ulman v. Estate of Bock

RENTTO, Judge.

This proceeding concerns the interpretation of the residuary clause of the will of Fred Bock, deceased. The county court determined that the property devised and bequeathed thereby was distributable per stirpes and not per capita. On appeal the circuit court affirmed. This appeal is taken from that action by five nieces and nephews of the testator, being five of the eight children of a brother who predeceased him, claiming that the distribution should have been per capita.

The will in question, drawn by a lawyer, was executed July 19, 1965. Following several specific bequests,…