Bowerman v. Burris’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 9 state decisions

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1. “‘ ‘ The only instance in which the pretermission of a child is held as ground of relief is in the case of an unborn child, and that depends upon the express terms of our statute, granting to such pretermitted child the same interest in the estate of his father as it would have taken in case of intestacy.” ( 138 Tenn. at page 224 , 197 S. W. at page 491) “* * * ln states where there is no statute in favor of preter-mitted children it is held, as we have held here, that the mistake must appear on the face of the will.” ( 138 Tenn. at page 225 , 197 S. W. at page 491)-.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Young v. Young

2. “Moreover, if the evidence conld be at all effective, under onr system, two points would have to be established : Firstly, that the testator was laboring under a mistake as to the fact; and, secondly, that if the truth had been known he would have made a different disposition, and we think these fads should appear in the will itself. 138 Tenn. 223 , 197 S.W. 491 (emphasis supplied)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Anderson v. Anderson