The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs to all parties appearing separately and filing separate briefs payable out of the estate.
We agree that the testamentary disposition in this instance was precatory rather than mandatory. The testator, knowledgeable in matters of legal drafting, chose to employ the classic words of precatory import — "wish and desire". Additionally...
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