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BAKER v. LINSLY

Record No. 870526.

379 S.E.2d 327 (1989)

Barnabus W. BAKER v. Jared LINSLY, Jr., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel P. Crowe (Ellen H. Gray, Babb, Oast, Hook and Crowe, Portsmouth, on briefs), for appellant.

James C. Howell (Willcox & Savage, P.C., Norfolk, on brief), for appellee Jared Linsly.

W. Scott Street, III (Stephen E. Baril, Williams, Mullen, Christian & Dobbins, P.C., Richmond, on brief), for appellee American Cancer Soc.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., and POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL, THOMAS, WHITING and LACY, JJ.

RUSSELL, Justice.

This appeal involves the construction of a will. Specifically, it requires us to determine whether the testamentary language was ambiguous, justifying the admission of extrinsic evidence to aid the court in determining the intent of the testatrix.

Alberta Virginia Baker, a resident of Virginia Beach, died on November 27, 1985. She was unmarried and childless. Aware that she was terminally ill, she had a will prepared by her attorney shortly...

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