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Wills, Trusts And Estates--1956 Tennessee Survey, W. J. Bowe
Wills, Trusts And Estates--1956 Tennessee Survey, W. J. Bowe
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Tennessee statute creates a rebuttable presumption that any transfer or conveyance of property to a child shall be treated as an advancement. The above evidence would seem adequate to rebut the presumption but the court went further and stated that, without regard to this evidence, the transfer was not to be so treated since an advancement must be irrevocable and in presentae. Query, if this language may not be misleading and cause confusion in later cases. American case law does not require that an advancement be irrevocable. Thus the proceeds of a life insurance policy, though the decedent retained …
The Wills Branch Of The Worthier Title Doctrine, Joseph W. Morris
The Wills Branch Of The Worthier Title Doctrine, Joseph W. Morris
Michigan Law Review
It is the purpose of this article to examine the history and origin of the wills branch of the worthier title doctrine, to ascertain the extent of its application and the manner of its application, to determine the legal consequences flowing therefrom, and to consider the desirability of its continued existence.
Wills - Probate - Devisavit Vel Non - Jury Trial In Pennsylvania, James P. Garland
Wills - Probate - Devisavit Vel Non - Jury Trial In Pennsylvania, James P. Garland
Villanova Law Review
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