Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-25
HoNg-mADs wills


No person should W 70 bis own @ill il
less there be urgent for F. PerH
more litigation has a sen from this es
than any other. III most eZperieur
lawyers, not even exoei ting learn 4 judo.
IN making their OWE wills We be
known to fail ; not. however, maxim,
simple requests, for IN that n1 of f..r
intelligsnce and education could arcs..
90 wrong, but in trying too much a tn.
way Of complex and alternative ana con
tingent dsstination-iu sh0Tt. lookir n,
deeply into the future. > man Of ,a5.
ing and one who Is constantly IN the ia ID
Of dra awing such documents should be Ell.
ployed. Nothing is saved BY be4g sel
parsimonious in this respect.
II sGy man is determined 60 ute rs
cwn VIII let him 90 80 in p's1 1gtish.
setting forth as clearly as b. can what hs
has clearly and definitely resolved to 10.
All legal terms and phrases. natvithstand-
ing the learning they msy d'sl ',g ought TO
be avoided Children II m msutIaaen. ought
to be called bY their names and aaoa ex-
preasious - 90 heirs, successors issue heirs
OF the BODY" and so f0rtb never uaed at
random. Most Of these terms have cer-
tain legal interpretation wh;ca ms differ
from what the tes5ator in.e1del. Thsrs
Is 10 use, either, n inserting Q lol- ssrre
of words Ike give, grant. davse. .ggl.e
bequeath, convey, dispose and sss tl
Although most Of the iagai psculiarities a.
tacbiDg to these words are now eUl
away, their repetition ouly le4ds 20 c3lfr-
sion. All printed forms Of wills sbou,i H
rejected IS dangerous, at lesat 20 5a- a.
their meaning Is nos quite c.eaE. II 1a
legal aid Is at hand let the party e@rrega
his wishes on paper in plain simple Sas2.
Just as II he was telling frieB6 d story ~
writing letter expressing MS w
Ald let him nOs forget to siu Il, as H.1
been the case with Usny an auateur s..
maker
The same rules apply TO codicils.
may b. executed ct the 5estator'a pleasure.
but if they make changes upoa CT pstt4.
revCcstions Of the original viii. erea. -1-s
should be taken that these are cleariy sE-
pressed. The will and each o shs oodas
should be dated, although tais is rot essen
tial, il their provisions Go not clash, 81 Her
two testamentary provisions are c.osris
the later ravoaes Che ss 5lr
ard viii disposing Of the hoia 1,
real and personal. herilaale and movable,
by implication OF iaW Fevokes a. pr.of
Wills Litigation often arises from detfs
in the written instrument, but still nose
frequently from the author % WI 1e5
having clearly thought Ont what be iutents
TO do; or having partly altered his lrd ,
or having forgotten what he has done ia
some earlier codicil, which has fallen outot
sight en- loose dy.leaf. aud bequas5bc5
the same ring or piece Of plate, o. o.asr
to two ditferens persons OF iofg
the same money legacy twice ever 10 Che
same person or misnamed some college
charitable institution or failed TO dizt'B
guish two similar names or, worst of al,
has delayed this duty of setting tte
house in order" until disease nas weakened
or destroyed the sound 3i5poaiDg minG.
and left the kindly wishes and benevolent
hopes Of lifetime long-cherished, but exc
pressed, perhaps, too lste-to battle 7'
medical and legal theories about inalnisy,
or tde accidents Of q iary trIai i C8su-
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