Knight v. Bardwell

By her will and codicils Maud Bayless bequeathed 150 shares of stock of the Texas Corporation to each of the plaintiffs, Helen Knight and Raymond Willis, Jr., and named the Christian Science Pleasant View Home of Concord, New Hampshire, as residuary legatee. Plaintiffs brought this will construction action against the Home and William U. Bard-well, the executor, to determine how many shares each plaintiff is to receive. The controversy is the result of two 2-for-i stock splits. The first split occurred after the execution of the will but before the execution of the first codicil and the…