Fay v. Strader

A will must be construed as a whole, the meaning of isolated clauses and paragraphs thereof to be construed by the evident intention of a testator as deduced from consideration of the entire instrument. In re Estate of Hasey, 192 Minn. 582, 257 N. W. 498; In re Trust Under Will of Bell, 147 Minn. 62, 179 N. W. 650; Long v. Willsey, 132 Minn. 316, 156 N. W. 349; Elberg v. Elberg, 132 *452Minn. 15, 155 N. W. 751. It should be construed to give full effect to each of its parts in harmony with the general intention of the testator disclosed therein. In re Estate of Convey, 177 Minn. 266, 225 N. W.…