...admissible to declare what the characters are, or to inform the Court of the proper meaning of the words. V. For the purpose of determining the object of a testator's...his will, a Court may inquire into every material (a) fact relating to the person who claims to be interested under the will, and to the property which...

...page 36 of he book, (I am reading from the second edition, which I believe is the last,) ч this " For the purpose of determining the object of a testator's...under the will, and to the property which is claimed as the subject of disposition, and to the circumstances of the testator and of his family and affaire,...

...thus stated by Sir James Wigram, in his work on the Interpretation of Wills (Proposition 5) : — " For the purpose of determining the object of a testator's...under the will, and to the property which is claimed on the subject of disposition, and to the circumstances of the testator, and of his family and affairs,...

...the characters are, or to inform the court of the proper meaning of the words. " PROPOSITION V. — For the purpose of determining the object of a testator's...under the will, and to the property which is claimed as the subject of disposition, and to the circumstances of the testator and of his family and aflairs,...

...363-7. The rule is thus stated by Sir James Wigram : " For the purpose of determining the object of the testator's bounty, or the subject of disposition, or the quantity of interest intended to be given, a court may inquire into every material fact relating to the person who claims to be interested under...

...admissible to declare what the characters are, or to inform the Court of the proper meaning of the words. V. For the purpose of determining the object of a testator's...under the will, and to the property, which is claimed as the subject of disposition, and to the circumstances of the testator and of his family and affairs...

...appellees. For the purpose of determining the object of the testator's bounty or quantity of interest given by his will, a court may inquire into every material fact relating to the persons who claim to be interested under the will, and to the circumstances of the testator, and of...

...underwriters were held to be liable for an average loss arising from perils of the seas, though no part of the bounty, or the subject of disposition, or the quantity...into every material fact relating to the person who elaims to be interested under the will, and to the property which ,s elaimed as the subject of disposition,...

...Evidence justifies the course which the Appellant asks the Court here to pursue. It is this (f) : " For the purpose of determining the object of a testator's...under the will and to the property which is claimed as the subject of disposition, for the purpose of enabling the Court to identify the person or thing...

...admitted the evidence.] PROPOSITION V. [8i] For the purpose of determining the object of a testator s bounty, or the subject of disposition, or the quantity...under the will, and to the property which is claimed as the subject of disposition, and to the circumstances of the testator, and of his family and affairs,...