Ryder v. Myers

The complainant, Adrian H. Ryder, individually and as executor of the estate of Matylde M. Ryder, deceased, has petitioned the court to construe decedent's will and for instructions as to the manner of distribution to be made by the complainant under the terms of the will and the codicils annexed thereto, and has also asked the court to determine whether or not certain legacies under the will have lapsed by reason of the fact that the legatees predeceased the testatrix.

The main difficulty under which the executor labors is the construction of the eighteenth clause of the will, and asks a…