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IN RE ESTATE OF ERICSON

74 N.J. 300 (1977)

377 A.2d 898

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF G. LEONARD ERICSON, DECEASED. FIRST CHARTER NATIONAL BANK, EXECUTOR OF THE WILL OF G. LEONARD ERICSON, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. HELEN ERICSON, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND DIANE FRANKLIN, PAULINE KLEPPER, WILLIAM KLEPPER, JOHN EDWARD ERICSON, JOHN E. ERICSON, JR., JANE ERICSON AND LYNN FRANKLIN SEWARD, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alfred C. Clapp argued the cause for appellant Helen Ericson (Messrs. Clapp and Eisenberg, attorneys).

Mr. Harrison F. Durand argued the cause for appellant First Charter National Bank (Messrs. Durand, Twombly & Imbriaco, attorneys).

Mr. Woodruff J. English argued the cause for respondents (Messrs. McCarter & English, attorneys).

The opinion of the court was delivered by MOUNTAIN, J.

This is a will construction suit the resolution of which depends in large part upon the interpretation given the clause in the will which establishes the widow's marital share.

The decedent, G. Leonard Ericson, died December 4, 1969, survived by his wife, Helen Ericson. The couple had no children. On March 7, 1967 Ericson had executed an irrevocable inter vivos...

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