Case ID: ky_314/html/0733-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Chief Justice Cammack", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Hall v. Hall et al.
    February 27, 1951.
    Henry L. Brooks, Special Judge.
    T. C. Carroll for appellant.
    Appellees not represented by an attorney.
   Chief Justice Cammack

Affirming.

This appeal involves the construction of the will of H. H. Hall, who died in June, 1950. The will, which was made in 1933, follows:

“This is my will. I am in good health and sound . mind. .1 want my wife Lena R. Hall if she is the longest liver to have all of my belongings and-at her death if my-brothers Bert Hall-, and Tom Hall, are still'living it can be divided between the two families, and if she Lena R. Hall wants to make any change she is at liberty to :do so.”

The appeal is from a [judgment holding that Mrs. Hall “was bequeathed and devised the entire estate of . H.-:.H. Hall and given the possession, management-, control and-right-of disposition oLsame- during her- lifetime ■ and was fu-rther-givemthe right to dispose of any-and all of-said property by will.

It was further-adjudged-that:

“should Lena R. Hall die without a will disposing of all or any part of said estate then in that event snefa estate remaining shall pass under the will of H. H. Hall to Bert Hall if he is living but in the event Bert Hall should predecease Lena R. Hall, then the remainder of said estate or any portion thereof shall pass under the laws of descent and distribution to the heirs of Lena R. Hall.”

We think the chancellor properly disposed of the case. Mr. Hall’s intent is gathered readily from the one sentence in which he disposed of his estate. The ease comes clearly within the scope of the opinion in the case of Berner v. Luckett, 299 Ky. 744, 186 S.W.2d 905.

Judgment affirmed.