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The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll's Will: A Tale Of Testamentary Capacity, Stephen R. Alton
The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll's Will: A Tale Of Testamentary Capacity, Stephen R. Alton
Stephen Alton
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, published in 1886, is the well-known tale of a respected scientist (Dr. Henry Jekyll) who transforms himself into an evil-doer (Mr. Edward Hyde). While the work raises issues of tort and criminal liability, this article analyzes the legal issues presented by one particular and crucial plot device that Stevenson employs—the last will of Dr. Jekyll. This will so obsesses Jekyll’s friend and solicitor, Gabriel John Utterson (through whose eyes the story unfolds), that he is impelled to seek the truth behind his friend’s relationship to Hyde. …
El Fideicomiso En América Latina: Reflexiones Para La Comparación Jurídica, Vanessa Villanueva Collao
El Fideicomiso En América Latina: Reflexiones Para La Comparación Jurídica, Vanessa Villanueva Collao
Vanessa Villanueva Collao
No abstract provided.
Equitable Compensation For Public Trust Takings, James R. Rasband
Equitable Compensation For Public Trust Takings, James R. Rasband
James R. Rasband
No abstract provided.
The Inappropriate Imposition Of Court-Ordered Mediation In Will Contests , Victoria J. Haneman
The Inappropriate Imposition Of Court-Ordered Mediation In Will Contests , Victoria J. Haneman
Victoria J. Haneman
Mediation settlements that are shaped or driven by non-legal considerations are not problematic, unless and until the process of mediation is designed and imposed upon the parties through state action (namely, the judicial system). Because the approach taken in mediation ineradicably strains against the legal rules applied by the courts adjudicating those same cases, a legitimate question arises as to whether or not instituting court-ordered mediation programs that mandate mediation in will contest cases is appropriate. The contention of this Article is not that mediation is inappropriately used by the parties to a will contest case, but instead that court-ordered …
Dispensing (With) Electronic Wills, Thomas E. Simmons
Dispensing (With) Electronic Wills, Thomas E. Simmons
Thomas E. Simmons
No abstract provided.
A Will For Willa Cather, Thomas E. Simmons
A Will For Willa Cather, Thomas E. Simmons
Thomas E. Simmons