Williams, Admr. v. Black

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RICHARDS, J.

This case involves the construction of item 12 of the will of Pearl H. Black, deceased, late a resident of Vermilion in this county. The will was executed on September 27, 1924, and the testatrix died soon thereafter.

Item 12 reads as follows:

“Twelfth. I give, devise and bequeath to my cousin, Josephine Black, of Fort Wayne, Ind., the sum of $1,000.00 to be hers absolutely.”

Two defendants claim to be the person designated as “my cousin, Josephine Black, of Fort Wayne, Ind.” ' The ambiguity does not appear on the face of the bequest and is therefore what is known as a…