Wooldridge v. Gilman

Hart, J.,

(after stating the facts). The primary rule of construction in the interpretation of a will is to ascertain the intention of the testator, according to the meaning of the words he has used, deduced from a. consideration of the' whole will and a comparison of its various clauses in the light of the situation and circumstances which surrounded the testator when the instrument was executed. Bloom v. Strauss, 73 Ark. 56; and Colton v. Colton, 127 U. S. 300.

No hard and fast rule can be laid down to determine when precatory words will be construed to create a trust; but the intention is to…