Estate of Darby v. Estate of Darby

The appellant-petitioners (Hellstrom and Browne) are appealing the decision of the trial court which construed provisions of a will in a manner adverse to their interests.

Hellstrom and Browne are income beneficiaries of trusts created by the decedent’s will. The particular item of the will creating the trust, reads:

“ITEM THREE

I give and bequeath to the OLD NATIONAL BANK IN EVANSVILLE, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, IN TRUST, the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for the benefit of my grandniece, PAMELA HELLSTROM, of Stockholm, Sweden, if she is living at the time of my death, who shall…