Court Opinion

ID: 9532689
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 04:24:03.01769+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:28:48.945026
License: Public Domain

Thompson, J.
(dissenting) — I think the reasoning and judgment of the trial court was correct and must respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. When the testator said “the remainder thereof divided equally between my children” he was clearly referring to his own children and necessarily this excluded his son Fred; because this clause did not become effective *82until Fred had died. The next clause “or to the heirs of any who may have died,” necessarily refers back to “my children” in the preceding clause. The reason why the testator chose to do this, and whether it resulted in an even division of his property among his heirs are matters not of our concern, in view of what seems to me his clearly express intent. I would affirm the trial court.
Hays, J., joins in this dissent.