What is the proper approach of the court to consider the language of the will?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Re Eberwein Estate, 2012 BCSC 250 (CanLII):

The proper approach of the court is to consider the language of the will in light of the surrounding circumstances together, rather than one first and then the other: Abram Estate v. Shankoff, 2007 BCSC 1368 at para. 77.

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