"Here, extrinsic evidence is necessary to resolve the ambiguity whether, at the time of the making of the will, the decedent intended that the to-be-named charity was to receive the remainder notwithstanding Licorice's failure to survive her," the court said.
September 01, 2023 at 02:41 PM
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has called for further analysis of a woman’s will that intended to leave everything to her pet cocker spaniel who ultimately died before she did.
In an Aug. 24 opinion, authored by Justice Elspeth B. Cypher, the high court looked to determine whether the remainder of a decedent’s estate being left to charity was valid, per the instructions in the decedent’s pet trust.
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