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Wills-Testator's Mistake As To Legal Effect, Robert M. Barton
Wills-Testator's Mistake As To Legal Effect, Robert M. Barton
Michigan Law Review
Testator left the residue of his estate in trust for the benefit of his son, payments to be made in the trustee's discretion. No express provision was made for the disposition of the corpus of the trust in case of the son's death. The contestant, who was one of the testator's heirs, claimed the testator never would have executed such a will had his lawyer informed him that the contestant might be excluded from the remainder interest on the son's death under the rule laid down in Clyde v. Lake. Held: The will stands. There was no showing …
Auditing Standards And Procedures In The Light Of Court Decisions, Frederick K. Rabel
Auditing Standards And Procedures In The Light Of Court Decisions, Frederick K. Rabel
Michigan Law Review
Ever since the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its amended rule 2-02 and required the accountant's certificate to include a statement as to compliance with generally accepted auditing standards, the accounting profession has been confronted with the problem of how to state those heretofore undefined standards. In the meantime, the committee on auditing procedure of the American Institute of Accountants requested the assistance of all practicing certified public accountants and all state accounting societies in taking prompt action toward defining auditing standards, and two members of the profession have since gone on record by courageously submitting tentative lists of proposed …
Wills-Interpretation Of Wills Statute Requiring Witness To Sign "In The Presence Of" The Testator, Allen C. Holmes
Wills-Interpretation Of Wills Statute Requiring Witness To Sign "In The Presence Of" The Testator, Allen C. Holmes
Michigan Law Review
Decedent died leaving a purported will dated October 30, 1930, by the terms of which all her property, real and personal, was devised to her daughter, the appellant herein. The decedent's husband was made executor. The document was perfectly regular upon its face. It was witnessed by two persons and the attestation clause recited "that we [the subscribing witnesses] were present and saw Susie Raby Alexander [the deceased] sign the above instrument." When the will was offered for probate one of the witnesses was dead. The one who did testify stated that the will had been signed by the decedent …
Alternative Reasons For Setting Aside Divorce Obtained By Fraud - Croyle V. Croyle
Alternative Reasons For Setting Aside Divorce Obtained By Fraud - Croyle V. Croyle
Maryland Law Review
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