IN RE JONES' ESTATE

No. 3890.

296 P.2d 295 (1956)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Edna Umbaugh JONES, also known as and sometimes called Edna L. Jones, Edna Umbaugh and E. L. Jones, Deceased. John Paul Jones, Appellant, v. The FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEVADA, Executor of the Estate of Edna Umbaugh Jones; Harry Edward LeClaire, Donald G. LeClaire, minor sons of Harry W. LeClaire; Harry W. LeClaire, Harry M. LeClaire and Katherine LeClaire, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 26, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley Bros., Las Vegas for appellant.

A. W. Ham, Sr., and A. W. Ham, Jr., Las Vegas, for The First Nat;l Bank.

Jones, Wiener & Jones, Las Vegas, and Bridgett & Marcus, San Francisco, Cal., for Katherine LeClaire, Harry Edwards LeClaire, and Donald G. LeClaire, minor sons of Harry W. LeClaire; and Harry W. LeClaire.

John W. Bonner, Las Vegas, for Harry M. LeClaire.


EATHER, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court in administration of a decedent's estate directing the payment of a cash bequest pursuant to petition for distribution filed by the First National Bank of Nevada as Executor of the decedent, Edna Umbaugh Jones. The sole question upon this appeal concerns construction of the will; whether in directing payment of the cash bequest the court erred in its construction.

The clause in question is...

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