Daniel v. White

Littlejohn, Justice:

The court is called upon to construe the provisions of Item Three of the will of John Cousins, who died in 1929, leaving six children. Item Three reads as follows:

“I give, devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate real and personal and of whatever kind, to my six children, namely: John Marenus Cousins, Martin Luther Cousins, (Mrs.) Maggie Beatrice Merchant, John Henry Cousins, (Mrs.) Elizabeth Paysinger, and Ernest Hamilton *479Cousins, share and share alike, but should any of my said six children die, at any time, without leaving one or more heirs begotten of…