LEMMONS v. LAWSON

No. S96A0477.

468 S.E.2d 749 (1996)

266 Ga. 571

LEMMONS et al. v. LAWSON et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda N. Pruett, Atlanta, for Lemmons.

Louis Levenson, Louis Levenson & Associates, Atlanta, for Lawson.


HUNSTEIN, Justice.

This case involves the construction of the wills of Dewey Bowen and his wife, Ruth Bowen. Dewey, who died in March 1980, left a will which created a trust comprising about one half of his estate. Ruth Bowen received a life interest in the trust. Item VI(c) of Dewey's will provided:

Upon the death of my wife, the Trustee shall pay all of the remaining assets in this Trust or otherwise of the estate in equal shares to my sisters-in-law, namely...

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