Yeah... that's a tough one. I think the decision is probably the right one, because effectively it's an unjust enrichment - the brothers gain value from the sisters' work over many years, without any legal basis for that happening.
On the other hand, if I have X property, I'm entitled to do with it as I choose for whatever reason I like, while I'm alive. The same should be true on my death. It's my property, I get to decide who I give it to. If, for example, I decide I want to transfer title to my house to my brother tomorrow, I can do that. Or I can transfer it to my mom. Or both of them equally. Entirely up to me, and I don't have to justify that decision to anyone. To have the courts step in and make that decision for me does not sit well with me.
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