Cases and Materials on Estate Planning, Volume 1

according action administration admitted adopted agreement appeal apply appointment attesting authority bank beneficiary benefit bequest capacity child claim clause Code codicil common consideration considered contest contract court created daughter death deceased decedent decree deed defendant determined devise died direct dispose disposition distribution effect entitled equity evidence executed executor existence express fact follows fraud gift give given heirs held hold husband inheritance intention interest issue joint judgment jurisdiction land leaving legacy living matter means ment named nature necessary opinion parties pass person plaintiff possession present probate proved question reason received reference result revoke rule says settlor share signed statute sufficient supra Supreme Court testament testamentary testator's testatrix tion transfer trust trust instruments unless valid widow wife witnesses writing written