Add to ORKGIn the substantive law of wills two theories of law are traditionally relied upon to permit consideration of extrinsic documents in the construction or expansion of a will. These two theories are the common law doctrines of incorporation by reference and independent legal significance. It is the purpose of this comment to analyze these theories of law in a dual aspect, first, to define the doctrines, applying them to their logical legal conclusions, and second, to assess the validity of various writings under existing New York law
A major task of the lawyer is the prediction of judicial action. No less than a quarter of a century...
Jarman, Thomas. A Treatise on Wills, vol. 1. 5th American ed. Jersey City, N. J.: Frederick D. Linn ...
Although it has been axiomatic that our courts do not entertain suits to reform wills on the ground ...
Legal doctrines have been developed to define the extent to which events outside the will itself may...
Part II (1 l., xxxvi, 490 p.) has special title: A treatise on the interpretation of wills, showing ...
Incorporation by reference is a traditional procedural mechanism that allows for actors at each leve...
v. 1. Embracing the jurisprudence of insanity : the making and construction of wills : and the effec...
A complete drafting system for New York wills, trusts, and advance directives. This 4th edition incl...
The author of the paper discusses rules relating to will execution formalities, and rules relating t...
By a premarital agreement executed in 1922 the wife of decedent waived all rights in his estate. The...
In the intellectual history of contract law, one enduring idea is the “will theory”: the idea that t...
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Mutual wills are one of a range of solutions providing for a form of family property in common law j...
The purpose of this Article is to analyze, compare, and contrast New York’s law of intestacy with th...
The article analyzes various interpretations of legal provisions relating to disposition of a testa...
A major task of the lawyer is the prediction of judicial action. No less than a quarter of a century...
Jarman, Thomas. A Treatise on Wills, vol. 1. 5th American ed. Jersey City, N. J.: Frederick D. Linn ...
Although it has been axiomatic that our courts do not entertain suits to reform wills on the ground ...
Legal doctrines have been developed to define the extent to which events outside the will itself may...
Part II (1 l., xxxvi, 490 p.) has special title: A treatise on the interpretation of wills, showing ...
Incorporation by reference is a traditional procedural mechanism that allows for actors at each leve...
v. 1. Embracing the jurisprudence of insanity : the making and construction of wills : and the effec...
A complete drafting system for New York wills, trusts, and advance directives. This 4th edition incl...
The author of the paper discusses rules relating to will execution formalities, and rules relating t...
By a premarital agreement executed in 1922 the wife of decedent waived all rights in his estate. The...
In the intellectual history of contract law, one enduring idea is the “will theory”: the idea that t...
Wills - Revocation by Judicial Legislation - Wills and their revocation as we kno* them are peculiar...
Mutual wills are one of a range of solutions providing for a form of family property in common law j...
The purpose of this Article is to analyze, compare, and contrast New York’s law of intestacy with th...
The article analyzes various interpretations of legal provisions relating to disposition of a testa...
A major task of the lawyer is the prediction of judicial action. No less than a quarter of a century...
Jarman, Thomas. A Treatise on Wills, vol. 1. 5th American ed. Jersey City, N. J.: Frederick D. Linn ...
Although it has been axiomatic that our courts do not entertain suits to reform wills on the ground ...