Opinion ID: 1923078
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Heading: Lapsed estate as intestate property.

Text: It is obvious that the lapsed share of the residuary estate cannot pass as intestate property, since the will specifically provides for the return of any lapsed legacies to the residuary of the estate. . . I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, including any lapsed legacies, . . . as follows: . . . (Emphasis supplied.) It has been held that a lapsed share of the residue will pass as intestate property only if no contrary intent is expressed. Estate of Mory (1966), 29 Wis. 2d 557, 565, 139 N. W. 2d 623. This result is supported by the presumption that the testatrix intended to devise her property rather than create an intestacy. Estate of Zink (1962), 15 Wis. 2d 527, 533, 113 N. W. 2d 420.