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· 2/23/1909

Mercer v. Monitor Drill Co.

Citations

  • 212 U.S. 590
  • 29 S. Ct. 693
  • 53 L. Ed. 663
  • 1909 U.S. LEXIS 2102

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  • “The true inquiry in the construction of a will is not what the testator meant to express but what the words he has used do express.” (Citations omitted)

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