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Wills-Revocation By Act To The Document-Effect On Codicil, Roger W. Kapp S. Ed
Wills-Revocation By Act To The Document-Effect On Codicil, Roger W. Kapp S. Ed
Michigan Law Review
The term codicil generally refers to a supplement to a will by which the testator alters or adds to his will. It may be nominated a codicil by the testator or held to be one by judicial construction. If it is to be operative at all, a codicil must of course be executed with all the formalities required by the statute of wills. But, just as it is difficult to describe a codicil without reference to a primary testamentary document, so also is it difficult to determine the status of an otherwise valid codicil when the will it supplements has …
Trusts - Charitable Trusts - Ascertainment Of Dominant Intent In Application Of Cy Pres, Stuart S. Gunckel
Trusts - Charitable Trusts - Ascertainment Of Dominant Intent In Application Of Cy Pres, Stuart S. Gunckel
Michigan Law Review
Testator made a residuary bequest to the city of Detroit "for a playfield for white children." The city agreed to accept this bequest if the racial restriction were removed under the doctrine of cy pres. In an action by the heirs to recover the bequest, the circuit court refused the application of the doctrine of cy pres although the city could not accept the gift unless it was permitted to establish a playfield for children of all races. On appeal, held, affirmed, by an evenly-divided court. Cy pres wiII not be applied in the absence of phrases in the …