Bridges v. Taylor

Benham, Justice.

Agnes O. Young’s will contained five specific bequests and left the residue of her estate to three relatives in fixed percentages. As to the residue, the will provided that “[i]f any of the . . . beneficiaries shall predecease me, then in such event the share of such beneficiary predeceasing me shall lapse and shall augment proportionally the remaining shares.” When Young died in 2000, all of the persons named as beneficiaries of the residue had predeceased her. Taylor, administrator of the estate, filed a complaint for construction of the will. In her motion for summary…