Case Name: Elizabeth Darnaby, et al., v. W. J. Ellis, et al.
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1880-11-26
Citations: 10 Ky. Op. 904
Docket Number: 
Parties: Elizabeth Darnaby, et al., v. W. J. Ellis, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Opinions, containing the unreported opinions of the Court of Appeals
Volume: 10
Pages: 904–905

Head Matter:
Elizabeth Darnaby, et al., v. W. J. Ellis, et al.
[Abstract Kentucky Law Reporter, Vol. 1 — 425.]
Will — Construction of Will.
When by the terms of a will the testator clevises a certain portion of his estate to each of his sisters, and then devises a certain interest in the estate to the “children of my two brothers,” the term denotes that such children take as a class, each set of children taking together the same share as was devised to each sister.
APPEAL PROM BARREN CIRCUIT COURT.
Lewis & Porter, for appellants.
November 26, 1880.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Judge Pryor:
The devise to the children of the two brothers was as a class, and not intended to give them equal interests with the sisters of the' testator. We perceive no conflict in any of the clauses of the will on this subject. The language "children of my two brothers" denotes a class, and when considering the relation the testator bore to the devisees all doubt on the subject is removed. The two sisters surviving stood in the same relation to the testator that the ancestors of their children would, if living. They take as a class, and what their ancestors would have taken if the devise had been to the brothers and sisters of the devisor in equal portions.
The case of Lackland's Heirs v. Downing, 11 B. Mon. 32, is conclusive of this case.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded for further proceedings.