Matter of Estate of Campbell

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

CASSIDY, J.

The matter before us involves the construction of the will of James Campbell, deceased, in respect to the distribution of a portion of the income of his trust which was accumulated prior to the death of a life beneficiary.

The eighth and ninth paragraphs of the will direct that the trustees, during the life of the testator’s widow, keep accounts pertaining to realty separate and apart from the accounts pertaining to other property of the estate, and pay to the widow one-third of the net income from the realty during her life in semiannual or, at the discretion…