Rosenbery v. Rosenbery

This is a controversy over the meaning of the words “lawful heirs” as used in the probated will of Abraham Rosenbery, deceased. The pertinent parts of the will are the second and third paragraphs, which read as follows:

“2. I hereby give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Mina Rosenbery, all moneys and credits due and payable to me, or payable to my estate as life insurance, by, from or in, any and all life insurance companies, on account of or in connection with life insurance on my life, and also one-third of all the balance of my property, both real and personal, of which I may die…