 | William Blackstone - 1807 - 698 páginas
...it is the first and great rule in the exposition of wills, and to which all other rules must bend, that the intention of the testator expressed in his will shall prevail, provided it be continent viith the rulet of law „• that is, provided it can be effectuated consistently with the... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - 1887 - 338 páginas
..."it is the first and great rule in the exposition of wills, and to which all other rules must bend, that the intention of the testator expressed in his...shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law." See 2 Wend. Black. 380, note 17. Did the testator mean to vest in Charles K. Miller... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1916 - 720 páginas
...conclusive. "The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is, that the intention of the testator expressed in his...shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law." (Smith v. Bell, 31 US 68; Bradsby v. Wallace, 202 111. 239.) "All rules of construction... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, United States. Supreme Court - 1864 - 652 páginas
...void ? " The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is that the intention of the testator expressed in his...shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. Doug. 322 ; 1 Black. 672. This principle is generally asserted in the construction of... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1866 - 722 páginas
...appellees. 1. In the exposition of wills, the great and first rule to which all other rules must bend, is, that the intention of the testator expressed in his...shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. Smith v. Bell, 6 Pet. 75; Homer v. Shelton, 2 Met . 198; Hodgson v. Ambrose, 1 Doug.... | |
 | 1871 - 874 páginas
...MARSHALL says : " The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all rules must bend, is that the intention of the testator, expressed in his will, shall prevail, provided it be consistent frith the rules of law. This principle is asserted in the construction of every testamentary disposition.... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - 1873 - 802 páginas
...MARSHALL says: "The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all rules must bend, is, that the intention of the testator, expressed in his...shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. This principle is asserted in the construction of every testamentary disposition. It... | |
 | Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - 1909 - 588 páginas
...rule in the exposition of wills," said Chief Justice Marshall, "to which all other rules must bend, is that the intention of the testator expressed in his...shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law." (Smith v. Bell, 6 Pet. 75, 8 L. Ed. 325 ; Finlay r. King, 3 Pet. 327, 7 L. Ed. 712.)... | |
 | 1899 - 962 páginas
...all other rules must bend, as stated by Chief Justice Marshall In Smith v. Bell, 6 Pet. 68, 75, Is that 'the Intention of the testator expressed In his...shall prevail, provided It be consistent with the rules of law. * * * This principle is generally asserted In the construction of every testamentary... | |
 | 1894 - 1266 páginas
...which all other rules must bend, as stated by Chief Justice Marshall in Sinitli v. Bell, 6 Pet. 68, Is that "the intention of the testator expressed In his...shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. This principle is generally asserted in the construction of every testamentary disposition.... | |
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The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is that the intention of the testator expressed in his will shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. 
