North Dakota Supreme Court March 9, 1998, Civil 970263 (Matter of Estate of Neshem)

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Connie Davis, Cynthia Rice, and Carolyn K. Beloit f/k/a Carolyn Faber (petitioners) appealed a judgment construing Evelyn Neshem’s will to exclude them as residuary devisees of her estate. We hold Evelyn’s will, when construed as a whole to give meaning to each word and phrase, expresses her intent to treat the petitioners as her issue and devisees under her will.