Legal Opinion
Willis v. Barrow
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 17, 1929No. 1 Div. 516PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBouldin, J.
(after stating the facts as above). The case is narrowed to a construction of the bequests to each of the three Au-trey sisters in these words:
“One-third the money owned by me which is on deposit in the Troy Savings Bank of Troy, New York.”
Eminent counsel' on both sides treat the case as involving two inquiries, viz.:(1) Axe these demonstrative or specific legacies ?(2) If specific, did the withdrawal of the fund from the Troy Bank work an ademption of the legacies?
“ ‘A specific legacy is a bequest of a particular article or specific part of the testator’s estate which is so described and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Towle v. SwaseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Gardner v. McNealCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1911
- Wiggins v. CheathamTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
- Prendergast v. WalshNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1899
- Pope v. HinckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Wyman v. RoesnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- In Re the Estate of LevasWashington Supreme Court · 1949
- First National Bank of Birmingham v. KleinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Meglemry v. MeglemrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Brown v. SchafferIndiana Court of Appeals · 1969
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