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ESTATE OF BERGAU

No. 50847-0.

103 Wn.2d 431 (1985)

693 P.2d 703

In the Matter of the Estate of KURT H. BERGAU.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Lee, for petitioner.

Underwood, Campbell, Brock & Cerutti, P.S., by Thomas R. Luciani, for respondent.

Joseph P. Delay and Delay, Curran, Thompson & Pontarolo, P.S., as guardian ad litem.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

Did the trial court err in finding the option provision of the will of the decedent to be ambiguous and, therefore, also err in admitting extrinsic evidence of the testator's intent? The Court of Appeals reversed. In re Estate of Bergau, 37 Wn.App. 903, 684 P.2d 734 (1984). We reverse the Court of Appeals.

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