Tullis v. Minchew’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “It is an elementary rule of construction that a bequest or devise will not fail because of a mere inaccuracy in the designation of the beneficiary, where the meaning of the testator can be gathered with reasonable certainty from the instrument itself, or where the identity of the object of his bounty can be shown by extrinsic evidence and such evidence is always admissible for the purpose of identifying the beneficiary, where there is uncertainty or ambiguity in the designation. This rule applies to corporations as well as to those taking for their own benefit. McDonald, at 240.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lowery v. Jones