Buffington v. Childers

Hunt, Justice.

Roy Childers died testate in 1974. His sister, nephews and nieces brought this action against his wife, as administratrix of the estate, seeking a construction of the will giving them remainder interests. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the wife, and the sister, nephews and nieces appeal.

Childers’ will gave his wife a life estate in “the homeplace” during her life or until she remarried. The residue of the estate was placed in a trust for her benefit during her lifetime. Childers died without lineal descendants, survived by his wife and by appellants. The…