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Public Policies Underlying The Law Of Mental Incompetency, Milton D. Green
Public Policies Underlying The Law Of Mental Incompetency, Milton D. Green
Michigan Law Review
Mental incompetency, or legal insanity, has usually been studied in the patchquilt fashion. It appears as a sub-heading of incidental interest in such widely diversified subjects as crimes, contracts, domestic relations, torts and wills. It can, however, be conceived of as a single strand in the seamless web. So viewed, it may appear to wind in and out of the various artificial subdivisions of the law, cutting across each at one particular place or another. And so conceived, it can be studied according to the second and less orthodox method of analysis. Few are the isolated areas in the law …
Specific Performance - Contract To Make A Will - Right To Specific Relief For Breach Where Promisee Predeceases Promisor, Elbridge D. Phelps
Specific Performance - Contract To Make A Will - Right To Specific Relief For Breach Where Promisee Predeceases Promisor, Elbridge D. Phelps
Michigan Law Review
In September, 1930, Cornelius Powell died testate, leaving certain personalty absolutely to his wife, Elizabeth Powell, and devising certain realty to her for life, with a remainder over to his son, Clifford S. Powell. Subsequently, Elizabeth and Clifford entered into a written agreement whereby, in consideration that Clifford would convey all his interest in said realty to her, Elizabeth agreed to execute a will giving to Clifford "at her death all of the property then owned by her, whether real, personal, or mixed." Pursuant to this agreement, the requisite instruments were duly executed. On October 31, 1932, Clifford S. Powell …