Riley v. Doing’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “1. Considering the complete history of the property owned by testatrix at the time of her death, was it the intention of testatrix in her will to permit plaintiff, at his election, to take all the Florida property, included in the trust estate, under the laws of inheritance of Florida? 2. As to the Florida properties, was an estate by the entireties created in the personal property in the Miami Beach First National Bank and also situate in the Ado-bar Hotel, which was not devisable under the will, and also, was there an estate by the entireties in the Florida real estate attempted to be devised by the will ? 3. In the event an estate by the entire-ties in the real estate did not exist, then would plaintiff be entitled to a homestead in his equity in the Adobar Hotel property ? 4. Was a trust created in plaintiff’s favor in the real and personal property comprising the trust estate?”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 77 F. Supp. 415 - Riley v. Doing