· 3/14/1904
Eaton v. Brown
Citations
- 193 U.S. 411
- 24 S. Ct. 487
- 48 L. Ed. 730
- 1904 U.S. LEXIS 934
Syllabus
<p>Courts do not incline to regard a will as conditional where it reasonably can be held that the testator was merely expressing his inducement to make it, although his language, if strictly construed, would express a condition.</p>
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- “[LJogically the only question upon the probate was the factum, of the instrument.”
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Judges: Holmes
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