Ellsworth College v. Carleton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Bardin District Court. — E. M. McCall, Judge. Suit praying for the construction of the will of J. H. Carleton, deceased, and the cancellation and surrender to plaintiff of a note and, mortgage executed by it to him. Decree was entered as prayed. The defendants, as executors of his estate, appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
¡Auction?ambiguous clause: aids to construction. J. IT. Carleton died testate, May 7, 1912. His will, prepared by himself, was executed November 3, 1911, and duly admitted to probate. After directing the payment of all legal obligations, providing for wife, should she survive, each of his three children, - , . , , and making bequests to others, including an . . orphanage, and referring to a previous gift to another institution, in Section 11 he thus remembered Ells-worth College:
“To Ellsworth College, Iowa Falls, Iowa, a conditional gift of $10,000 is provided for and thus set forth, whenever…
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