FIREHAMMER v. MARCHANT

No. 98-0586.

224 Wis.2d 673 (1999)

591 N.W.2d 898

IN RE the ESTATE OF Leo Arthur SMITH, Deceased: Jon FIREHAMMER, Appellant, v. Nancy MARCHANT, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided January 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Jeffrey A. DeMatthew of Becker, French & DeMatthew of Racine.

On behalf of the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Joe E. Kremkoski.

Before Brown, Nettesheim and Anderson, JJ.


BROWN, J.

Jon Firehammer appeals from an order denying his motion for reconsideration of the court's construction of his grandfather's will. The will divides the residual estate into seven shares. It also contains a clause directing that if any beneficiary dies within five months of the testator the beneficiary should be treated as if predeceased. One of the beneficiaries, Firehammer's mother, a daughter of the testator...

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