Robinson v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
1974
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1
cited by 1 later decisions
August 1974
most recently cited
1 district ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (Federal Tort Claims Act)
Relies on Estate of Marans v. Newland
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“The property of a testator, except as otherwise provided by law, must be resorted to for the payment of debts, expenses and family allowance in the following order : (1) The property which is expressly appropriated by the will for the payment of the same. (2) Property not disposed of by the will. (3) Property which is devised or bequeathed to a residuary legatee. (4) Property which is not specifically devised or bequeathed. (5) All other property ratably. Before any debts are paid, the expenses of the administration and the allowance to the family must be paid or provided for”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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