Buck v. Beckman

This suit involves the construction of the will of John F. Beckman, who died on August 1st, 1926, leaving him surviving his widow, Johanna D. Beckman, now over seventy-one years of age, and two daughters, Harriet L. Hardy and Anna S. Hiltbruner, Harriet L. Hardy being the daughter of the decedent and his widow, and Anna S. Hiltbruner being the daughter of the testator and his first wife, now deceased.

The complainants are executors of John F. Beckman's will, which, save for the formal parts, reads as follows:

1. "I bequeath to my beloved wife, Johanna D. Beckman, my residence, including all…