In Re Estate of Schultheis

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• holding that the phrase “I give my shares of stock . . . as follows” in a will was latently ambiguous when the will specifically bequeathed 2,045 shares to named beneficiaries, yet it was determined that the decedent in fact owned 3,288 shares
• finding latent ambiguity in language bequeathing “my shares of stock” because it was unclear whether phrase referred only to 2,045 shares specifically referenced in will or to all 3,288 shares owned by decedent time of death
• finding latent ambiguity in language bequeathing “my shares of stock” because it was unclear whether phrase referred only to 2,045 shares specifically referenced in will or to all 3,288 shares owned by decedent time of death
• citations construction lead to a result that is highly improbable, the court will lean toward a construction that will carry out the natural intention of the In re Trust Estate of Pleet, 410 A.2d 1224, 1230 (Pa. 1980) (quoting , 160 A. 724, 725 (Pa. 1932)

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