Stophlet, Exrx. v. Stophlet

This case was originally instituted in the Wayne Common Pleas to construe a provision in a will as follows: — “I give and devise to my beloved wife, all the residue of my estate, to be hers forever. At the death of my wife, the property is to revert to my brothers and sister and their heirs, viz: S. W. Stophlet, E. W. Stophlet and Olive Plank.

The Common Pleas finding in favor of Elizabeth Stophlet, the devisee, the case was taken up on appeal and the Court of Appeals held:

1. If two provisions of a will are apparently inconsistent, they should be reconciled and both given effect if the…