Fletcher v. . Bray’s Empirical Analysis
1931
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
April 2019
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“The court holds the opinion that the standing timber was severed by the testator from the fee and the absolute dominion thereof given the wife, and such severance was designed for her benefit rather than for the benefit of [the remaindermen]. Therefore, [wife], upon the sale of the timber, was entitled to hold the proceeds in her own right as her own property [and had the right to bequeath the proceeds as she saw fit].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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