Excerpt from The Rules of Law and Administration Relating to Wills and Intestacies It would be possible to enact that land could be entailed as at present, and to extend this privilege to heirlooms and all other forms of property. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Law of Wills and the Administration of Estates This volume is a revision and an enlargement of Notes on the Law of Wills and the Administration of the Estates of Deceased Persons published by me seven years ago. That work was the publication in book form of lectures on the sub ject which I had delivered yearly to the senior class of the Kansas City School of Law. It was confined in its citations mainly to the law of Missouri and Kansas. It proved a very useful book both for students and practitioners. The present volume is an enlargement of that work by in cluding all of the leading cases in this country and in Eng land on the subject. It is intended to make this the best one volume work on the subject. It contains a concise statement of all the principles, in language supported by authority. It contains also an exposition of the reason and relative bearing of the rules. In other words, it is designed to be what the lawyer and student need - a text book which places them in possession of the subject, and not a running digest of ill assorted cases. It will be found of especial value to the Western lawyer and student, as it cites every case and discusses every rule em bodied in the common or statute law of the following group of states: Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Ne vada, and California. It cites, also, every case bearing upon the subject decided in the Federal Courts, including the Su preme Court of the United States, the Circuit Courts of Ap peals, the Circuit and District Courts, the territorial courts, and the courts of the District of Columbia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The present volume contains the substance of my two former treatises on 'Wills' and 'Executors and administrators.'.

Excerpt from Law of Wills and Administration Judge Story in their original text. All such volumes were clearly written and prepared from collated decisions few enough as compared with those of the present day. With health and favoring opportunity I have lately condensed and reduced to this new basis one after another of my law treatises, long known to the public If any of them ever grow protuberant or costly again it will be through the labors of some other annotator or reviser. For myself, I may consider that, with the issue of this final volume, I have rounded to a close a long and busy professional career, as practitioner at the bar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book provides a detailed overview of the law of wills and administration in the United States. It covers the legal requirements for creating wills, the procedures for probate and administration of estates, and the rights and responsibilities of heirs and beneficiaries. It is an essential resource for law students, practicing lawyers, and anyone interested in estate planning and administration. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.