Wuennemann v. Martens

The action as presented here involves only the construction of Item 4 of the last will and testament of John Bernard Martens, deceased. Said Item 4 is as follows:

“All the rest and residue of my estate, be the same real, personal or mixed, wheresoever the same be situated, I give, devise and bequeath to the children of my brother, John Henry Martens, dec’d.; to the children of my brother, Gerhard Henry Martens, dee’d.; to the children of my brother, Gerhard Herman Martens, dec’d.; to the children of my sister, Mary Evans, dee’d.; to my wife’s sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wuebkers; to the children of…