Greil Memorial Hospital v. First Ala. Bank

These consolidated cases involve the interpretation of a will. Mrs. Jule Brightwell's will, dated December 5, 1962, makes several substantial specific bequests to charitable organizations, including Montgomery Tuberculosis Sanitorium, which was reincorporated in 1973 as Greil Memorial Hospital.1 The trial Court held that the change of identity and purpose of the named beneficiary caused this legacy to lapse and that the lapsed legacy goes to the remaining residuary legatees and not to the next of kin. The pertinent terms of the will read:

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"I make the following bequests to charitable…