Emrick v. Trustees of Gratis Township

OPINION

By WISEMAN, J.

This matter comes on to b.e heard on the petition of Charles A. Emrick, executor of the estate of William K. Fouts, deceased, praying the construction of the will and codicil in certain particulars. The decedent, William K. Fouts, executed his will on August 17, 1929 and a codicil to said will on February 23, 1932. The said testator died July 30, 1935 and on September 23, 1935 said last will and testament and codicil were probated in the Probate Court of Montgomery County, Ohio.

In Item Two of said will, the testator left One Thousand Dollars to the trustees of Gratis…