Anthony v. Harris

100 A.2d 229 (1953)

ANTHONY et al.

v.

HARRIS et al.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.

November 5, 1953.

James L. Latchum (of Berl, Potter & Anderson), Wilmington, for plaintiffs.

Joseph H. Flanzer, Wilmington, for defendant.

H. Eugene Savery, Wilmington, for interveners.

SEITZ, Chancellor.

The court is confronted once again with the difficult problem of determining the meaning of an apparently "home made" will.

Plaintiffs agreed to convey to defendant a good fee simple marketable title to certain real estate known as the Westfield property. At the settlement date defendant refused to accept…