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Argued June 7, 1978.
Decided February 8, 1979.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Dickinson, Wright, McKean, Cudlip & Moon (by John E.S. Scott) for plaintiffs.
Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn (by John M. Kamins) for Paul A. Berry, Jr., and Susan L. Berry.
Butzel, Levin, Winston & Quint for David Berry and Frank A. Berry.
Allen, Worth & Hatch for Caroline Louise R. McDonald, Stewart S. McDonald, and Mitties McDonald.
Supreme Court of Michigan.
WILLIAMS, J.
This is an action for the interpretation or construction1 of a testamentary residuary trust created by the Last Will and Testament of Walter S. Butterfield. The question in this case is whether the word "issue", used by the testator to define the class of income beneficiaries under the trust, refers to all lineal descendants, which would include great-grandchildren, or whether it is limited solely to grandchildren, i.e...
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