Struble v. Van Blarcom

In this suit to construe a will as modified by two codicils, the sole question is as to the disposal of the residuary estate. In the will, bequests were made among others to six named individuals in various amounts. The residuary clause provided that the residuary estate should be distributed among these particular six legatees in such proportions as the amount hereinbefore bequeathed to each of said legatees bears to the total amount of the residue.

By the first codicil three of these six bequests were revoked and the other three were left unchanged so that the legatees became Sarah Struble…