In The Matter of the Estate of Nellie Ellis, Charles W. Moore. v. Clyde Green

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE July 9, 2001 Session IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NELLIE K. ELLIS CHARLES W. MOORE, ET AL. v. CLYDE GREEN, ET AL. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 99P-1461 Frank Clement, Jr., Judge No. M2000-01516-COA-R3-CV - Filed April 15, 2002 This case involves the interpretation of a remainder interest granted in a will. The decedent’s husband bequeathed to the decedent a life estate in stock in a family-owned business, with the remainder to go 50% to his “living heirs” and 50% to “some deserving person in the music department…