Maclean v. Williams

The single question involved in this case is, what is the proper construction to be placed upon the 8th item of the will of Elizabeth H. Mills, which is set forth in the headnote which precedes this opinion ? At the date of the death of the testatrix there were no brothers or sisters of her deceased husband in life, but there were then living children and descendants of children of three deceased brothers. The kindred of the testatrix at the date of her death consisted of two half-sisters on the paternal side,, nephews and nieces who were children of deceased sisters, and grandnephews and…