Mayo v. Cooksey’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““It is a well recognized rule in construction that, where there is an irreconcilable discrepancy between two clauses of a will, the last clause in place in the will will be enforced and the preceding clause in conflict with it will be annulled.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Muir's Executors v. Howard