Engle v. Siegel

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mountain, J.

The facts in this will construction case are not in dispute. In September, 1973, Albert and Judith Siegel, together with their two children, lost their lives as the result of a tragic hotel fire in Copenhagen, Denmark. All died within thirty days of one another. Albert’s will was dated April 2, 1964 and Judith’s was dated September 29, 1964. The instruments were admitted to probate October 3, 1973 and Louis Engle, Judith’s father, qualified as executor of both. A common disaster clause appears in each will. The provision in Albert’s will…