Opinion ID: 1111947
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Heading: William's Will

Text: Other than his personal effects, which he devised to his wife, or to his children should his wife predecease him, the rest, remainder, and residue of his estate by the terms of William's will, poured over into the corpus of the Insurance Trust. The terms of this trust, which was to be created at his death for the use and benefit of [his] wife and lineal descendants, were incorporated by reference into his will. Two other items in this will must be noted. In Item IV, William stipulated that his wife should be presumed to have survived him in the event of their simultaneous deaths. Second, the will did not provide a contingent beneficiary should this trust fail for any reason. His will merely directed, in that event, that the trustee, nevertheless, should abide by the terms of the trust agreement in the administration of his estate.