Survive

Ordinarily means to live longer than some other individual, but it may mean to continue to live beyond a specified period, event or condition.

220 Ill. 511.

It imports that the person who is to survive must be living at the death of the person whom, or at the happening of the event which, he is to survive. To outlive. "To live after" is somewhat ambiguous. See SURVIVOR. One who survives another; one who outlives another; one of two or more persons who lives after the other or others have deceased; the longest liver of two or more joint tenants, or of any two or more persons who have a joint interest in anything.

See 2 Bl. Comm. 183, 184.

One or more of certain individuals named or referred to, who are living when any other or others of them happen to die.

See 1 Cush. (Mass.) 118; 11 Grat. (Va.) 67.

This is the natural and proper meaning of the term, which is usually given to it by the courts, in the construction of wills.

2 Jarm. Wills, 609-616 (435-439, Perkins' Ed. 1849).

In some cases, however, "survivor" has been construed to mean "other," where it has appeared necessary in order to give effect to the apparent intention of the testator.

See Id. 616-619 (440-442, Perkins' Ed.); 2 Williams, Ex'rs, 1256.

See "Survive."

See Survive.