In re Estate of Devine v. Monroe Soc. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1523

Syllabus

Bequest in will contained latent ambiguity, permitting court to consider extrinsic evidence to assist it to better interpret intention from language used in will. Trial court erred in broadly considering extrinsic evidence to determine testator's general intention. Charitable organization, which executor named a defendant in declaratory judgment action, was aggrieved by trial court's ruling that it was not intended beneficiary of bequest and therefore had appellate standing.