Fidelity Title & Trust Co. v. Young

The claim of Albertina M. Jones, legatee under the fifth clause of the will, is that the bequest to her of one hundred and fifty shares of Butler Brothers stock is descriptive of shares of the par value of $100 each, as they existed at the date of the will; each of which shares was afterward split up into and is now represented by five shares of stock of the par value of $20 each; and that she is entitled to seven hundred and fifty of such shares.

The claim of the testator’s daughters, who are the present beneficiaries under the third clause of the will, and also the beneficiaries undér the…