Thomas v. Buck

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Hobson—

Affirming.

This was an action to construe the will of William R. Blakemore. The question presented on the appeal is, does the trust company hold as trustee the property which William B. Blakemore takes under the will?

The will, so far as material, is in these words:

“Paris, Kentucky, July 22,1929.

“I have already given to my namesake, William B. Blakemore of Isabella, Tenn., fifteen $3,000, bonds of the Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago, 111., and forty-eight (48) preferred class A Shares of stock of the Curtis-Wright corporation and one hundred and…