In Re Pullman’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Black’s Law Dictionary defines “heirloom” as: 1. An item of personal property that by local custom, contrary to the usual legal rule, descends to the heir along with the inheritance, instead of passing to the executor or administrator of the last owner; traditional examples are an ancestor’s coat of armor, family portraits, title deeds, and keys.... 2. Popularly, a valued possession of great sentimental value passed down through generations within a family. Black’s Law Dictionary (7th ed. 1999) at 729. The Oxford English Dictionary Online similarly contains two definitions: a. A chattel that, under a will, settlement, or local custom, follows the devolution of real estate. Hence, any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations. b. fig. Anything inherited from a line of ancestors, or handed down from generation to generation. The Oxford English Dictionary Online, http://dictionary.oed.com, visited 09/15/2004. Finally, “heirloom” is defined in a general dictionary as: 1. any family possession transmitted from generation to generation. 2. Law, a chattel that because of its close connection with the mansion house descends to the heir. The Random House College Dictionary, (Rev. ed., 1980) at 614. Each authority provides two similar definitions for heirloom. The first definition is a narrow ancient definition. The ancient definition requires a close connection between the personal property and the family or its real estate. Such personal property de”

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