Desire

This term, used in a will in relation to the management and distribution of property, has been interpreted by the courts with different shades of meaning, varying from the mere expression of a preference to a positive command.

See McMurry v. Stanley, 69 Tex. 227, 6 S. W. 412; Stewart v. Stewart, 61 N. J. Eq. 25, 47 Atl. 633; In re Marti's Estate, 132 Cal. 666, 61 Pan. 964; Weber v. Bryant, 161 Mass. 400, 37 N. E. 203; Appeal of City of Philadelphia, 112 Pa. 470, 4 Atl. 4 ; Meehan v. Brennan, 16 App. Div. 395, 45 N. Y. Supp. 57; Brasher v. Majgh, 15 Ohio St 111; Major v. Herndon, 78 Ky. 123.