WRIGHT v. BRANDON


863 S.W.2d 400 (1993)

Patricia Jennings WRIGHT and Maribeth Jennings Sayler, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Wallace BRANDON, Executor, Defendant, and Jo Ann Jennings, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

September 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas I. Bottorff, Brentwood, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert J. Warner, Jr., Diane S. Kuhn, Nashville, for defendants.


OPINION

O'BRIEN, Justice.

The issue presented in this appeal revolves about whether the term per stirpes used in conjunction with the term heirs at law in a testamentary document work together to exclude the surviving spouse of a named predeceased residuary legatee from inheriting under the terms of a properly executed and probated will. At trial both parties moved for summary judgment. The court granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs...

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