Hagood v. Hagood

The only controverted issue involved upon this appeal is the proper construction of the will of R. L. Hagood. The conclusion of the majority is, substantially, that as the language of the will is of itself clear and free from ambiguity, ail agreed facts shown in the statement of facts should be excluded from consideration in arriving at the testator’s intentions, because such evidence would tend to vary the express terms of the will.

Some of the quotations shown in the opinion of the majority to the effect that a will cannot be reformed to correct a mistake made by the testator in its…