In Re the Estate of Bergau

*433Brachtenbach, J.

Did the trial court err in finding the option provision of the will of the decedent to be ambiguous and, therefore, also err in admitting extrinsic evidence of the testator's intent? The Court of Appeals reversed. In re Estate of Bergau, 37 Wn. App. 903, 684 P.2d 734 (1984). We reverse the Court of Appeals.

The decedent and his wife executed reciprocal wills on April 22, 1976. Those wills granted to their daughter, Betty Jessup, and her husband an option to purchase all or any part of any farmland and/or cattle which was part of the decedent's estate or testamentary trust. This…