Braun's Estate

The facts appear from the following excerpt from the adjudication of

Hunter, J., auditing judge.

Testator died January 15,1946, leaving a will dated March 16,1926, and a codicil thereto dated February 2, 1942. . . .

By his will, testator gave . . . $50,000 to his executors, in trust, for his adopted daughter, Mildred Braun, as hereinafter recited, and the residue of his estate to his wife, Otylia S. Braun. . . .

The codicil dated February 2, 1942, which appears to have been drawn informally by testator himself, contains the following provision:

“First: I hereby revoke the Trust Fund in favor of my…