Deming v. United States ex rel. Ward

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• “[W]hile rules of construction and extrin- sic evidence are useful to interpret the testator’s intent as expressed in the will, extrinsic evidence cannot be used to contravene an otherwise clear expression of intent.”
• “[W]hile rules of construction and extrin- sic evidence are useful to interpret the testator’s intent as expressed in the will, extrinsic evidence cannot be used to contravene an otherwise clear expression of intent.”
• “It is a well-established principle in Oregon that ‘[t]he intention of a testator, as expressed in his will, is * * * the controlling factor in its construction * * ” (Alteration in original.)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).