In re the Estate of Freeman

Wingate, S.

It is a familiar principle that judicial decisions are primarily designed to furnish future rules of conduct for the general public. Since, therefore, the individuals who may base their future actions upon determinations by the courts are many, Whereas the parties to any particular action are necessarily limited in number, it is obviously of greater importance that sound fundamental principles should be followed rather than that the convenience or interest of particular litigants be served.

The question raised in the case at bar concerns the proper classification and consequent…