Kiesling v. White

•Mr. Justice Schaefer

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal is from a decree of the circuit court of Mason County construing the will of Martin Kiesling who died testate on April 8, 1948. He left no widow and no children, but was survived by five sisters, one brother and .seven- nephews and nieces. The will created life estates in the testator’s property for his brother and his sisters with remainders to his nephews and nieces. The principal issue is whether, upon the death of each of the life tenants, one sixth of the testator’s property should be distributed to the nephews and…