In Re RAYMOND ESTATE

In this case, we are called upon to discern the group of individuals who may take under the residuary clause of the testator’s will. Petitioner maintains that the residuary clause includes only the surviving siblings of the testator and her late husband, to the exclusion of the surviving heirs of predeceased siblings. In lieu of granting leave to appeal, we would affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals and hold that the probate court correctly construed the will in petitioner’s favor. The class, “brothers and sisters,” was *50unambiguously qualified and limited by the phrase “that survive…