Palmer should not receive the inheritance from the will

1.) On August 13, 1880, Francis B. Palmer made a will that will give his two daughters, Mrs. Riggs and Mrs. Preston and the rest of his estates to his grandson, Elmer E. Palmer. When Elmer found out about the will, he decided to speed up the process of his grandfather's death in order to receive his grandfather's estates. 2.) Elmer E. Palmer murdered his grandfather by poisoning him. He claimed all of his grandfather's property. 3.) Elmer's defense is that his grandfather is dead and now the will must be effective according to the law. 4.) The law of the will should follow the wishes of the testators when he or she pass away. 5.) The writers of the law does not always completely interpret the laws but the judges will gather all the facts and laws to decide a rational interpretation. 6.) If parliament allows someone to take it upon themselves to speed the process of receiving the benefits and it is unreasonable for someone to determine the fate of his actions. 7.) A will that is a fraud and deceived, may be voided. 8.) Here there was no certainty that the testator would have survived and changed his will or receive the estate in the will. 9.) Under the civil law evolved from the general principles of natural law and justice by many generations of jurisconsults and statesmen, one can't take property by inheritance or will from a benefactor by killing him or her in order to receive it quickly. 10.) The case of Owens v. Ownes, a wife was convicted of being an accessory of the murder of her husband in order to receive the estate of her deceased husband because she was now a widow. 11.) The statues provide dower to the wife who was survived by her husband and lost his protection and support. 12.) The plaintiffs in that case was entitled to the will. Instead of a new trial, the facts of the trial is the same results. 13.) The judgement of the General term be reversed and decided that Elmer E. Palmer estate is taken because of the crime he committed towards his grandfather in order to receive the estate. 14.) The true benefactors are Elmer's mother and widow of the grandfather. 15.) The appellant's argument for a reversal was dismissed due to the grandfather's will. 16.) The statutes of the this state, the modes of alteration and revocation implies that a law should stop something from being altered or revised. 17.) The case is not based on how severe Elmer's punishment should be but if he should be rewarded from the crime he committed. 18.) Elmer was punished for the criminal act he committed to his grandfather. 19.) Therefore, he should be entitled to his grandfather's estates and obey his grandfather's wishes written in the will. Non-Controversial: 1,2,3,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 Controversial: Pro#9: "When something unforeseen happens it is the judges right to conclude that the parliament had not foreseen the consequences, and that they have the power to propose or disregard it". Con: There are reasonable people in the world that believe in forgiving others on the mistakes they make. Francis Palmer could have been a religious man and forgiven his grandson for the wrongful act he tried to commit if he survived. Pro#10: "10 is true because it is reasonable to assume that the legislation would not want an heir to murder their ancestor just to receive their would be inheritance." Con: Our legislation's job is to protect the rights and laws of the people but a will is a written document based on the wishes of the person writing the will. Should we allow the government to rewrite a will that is meant to follow one's wishes before they pass away? An example is the case of Owens v. Owens, the wife was able to receive her deceased husband's estate and she help commit a criminal act by helping to kill her husband in order to get the estate. Our government allowed her to receive her deceased husband's estate. Questions: 1) If the person that committed the criminal act served jail time and was punished, should the person receive the estates since he or she was punished? 2) What if Elmer murder someone else while his grandfather was still alive? Should the law be that anyone that commits a criminal and violent act such as murder, not be in a will that will leave them with property or other estates?