Sandy v. Mouhot

The court’s sole purpose in an action seeking construction of a will is to ascertain and carry out the intention of the testator. Carr v. Stradley (1977), 52 Ohio St. 2d 220 [6 O.O.3d 469], paragraph one of the syllabus; Townsend’s Exrs. v. Townsend (1874), 25 Ohio St. 477, paragraphs one and two of the syllabus.

The Probate Court construed the phrase “all of my personal property” in Item II of the will to include intangible personal property. The court stated that the testatrix did not intend for the specific bequest of “household goods” to limit the words “all of my personal property” to…