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1946

University of Michigan Law School

Next of kin

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Charities-Words Necessary To Create A Valid Trust For Charitable Purposes, John S. Dobson S.Ed. Apr 1946

Charities-Words Necessary To Create A Valid Trust For Charitable Purposes, John S. Dobson S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Testatrix left a will in which she directed her executor, after paying certain specific bequests, to give the residue of her estate "to some worthy cause or institution." From a decree rejecting the contention of decedent's next of kin that this residuary gift was void for indefiniteness, the next of kin appeal, arguing that the word "worthy" is not synonymous with "charitable," and that, in view of this, the bequest should fail for uncertainty, because testatrix did not specify the particular institution which was to receive the benefit of her bounty. Held, the bequest is valid. This court feels …


The Function Of Will Contests, Lewis M. Simes Feb 1946

The Function Of Will Contests, Lewis M. Simes

Michigan Law Review

To anyone steeped in the doctrines of the common law there is something anomalous about the will contest. First, the will is duly admitted to probate in a proceeding which is almost universally conceded to be judicial. Then at a subsequent time a so-called contest is brought by the heir, in which the precise proposition determined on the probate is retried. In most jurisdictions the heir is not bound to make any sort of a showing to entitle him to contest. He need not allege newly discovered evidence. He need not submit any evidence of · fraud or mistake. Indeed, …