Second National, C., Co. v. Borden

Complainant seeks a construction of the last will and testament of Sarah Borden, deceased, who died on October 24th, 1932. The cause is submitted on the pleadings, an agreed state of facts, and briefs.

The will, which was evidently drawn by the testatrix herself, or for her by some one unskilled in the drafting of such documents, was probated by the surrogate of Monmouth county and complainant qualified as executor thereof. Complainant's doubt as to the proper construction of the will arises from the wording of the paragraph immediately preceding the paragraph numbered "first," which reads as…