Turner v. Estate of Fletcher

George Rose Smith Justice.

This petition to the probate court for a construction of the will of W.E. (Buck) Fletcher presents in typical form a problem that has given rise to much litigation; that is, the proper interpretation of a testamentary gift of a house together with the personal property contained in it. This appeal is from a judgment holding that the language of the testator’s will did not have the effect of bequeathing to the appellant certain intangible personal property that was found in the testator’s home.

The testator, single and without descendants, died in June, 1971. At his…