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Wills-Construction-"Personal Property" As Including Real Estate

Michigan Law Review

Testatrix, a German woman, not particularly familiar with the English language, drew a holographic will making certain specific bequests of money and bonds and concluding by giving all her "personal property" to three named beneficiaries. Testatrix died leaving both realty and personalty. Held, both realty and personalty passed under the term "all my personal property." "My personal property" was construed to mean "my own property." In re Olsen's Estate, (Cal. App. 1935) 50 P. (2d) 70.