Kidd v. Sparks

John I. Purtle, Justice.

This case involves the interpretation of a will which the testator prepared by filling in blank lines on a commercially printed will kit form. Use of such a device is at best risky, as even the most skilled probate attorney would have difficulty with the unsuitable and inept printed provisions in this will kit. The provision to be construed is set out below, with the capitalized printing of this opinion representing the portion of the will which was typed by the testator and the regular printing of this opinion representing that part of the will which was commercially…