 | William Blackstone - 1807 - 698 pages
...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... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - 1835 - 632 pages
...a future provision for his son. Jesse Goodwin took a vested remainder in the personal estate. It is the first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all rules must bend, that the intention of the testator expressed in the will shall prevail, provided it... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - 1887 - 338 pages
..."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...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 the unqualified... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, United States. Supreme Court - 1864 - 652 pages
...remainder that would come into possession on the death of said Elizabeth, or was said remainder void ? " The first and great rule in the exposition of wills,...prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. Doug. 322 ; 1 Black. 672. This principle is generally asserted in the construction of every testamentary... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1866 - 722 pages
...De G. & Sm. 261. CI Reed, for the appellees. 1. In the exposition of wills, the great and first rule to which all other rules must bend, is, that the intention...consistent with the rules of law. Smith v. Bell, 6 Pet. 75; Homer v. Shelton, 2 Met . 198; Hodgson v. Ambrose, 1 Doug. 342. 2. It was the intention of the... | |
 | 1871 - 874 pages
...shall this be ascertained ? In the case of Smith v. Bell, 6 Peters 74, Chief Justice 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... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - 1873 - 802 pages
...How shall this be ascertained ? In the case of Smith v. Bell, 6 Pet 74, Chief Justice 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... | |
 | 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 pages
...RESPONDENT'S POINTS. "The first and great rule in the exposition of wills," said Chief Justice Marshall, "to which all other rules must bend, is that the intention...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.) "In construing the holograph will of... | |
 | 1894 - 1266 pages
...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...prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. This principle is generally asserted in the construction of every testamentary disposition. It Is emphatically... | |
 | 1899 - 962 pages
...which 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...prevail, provided It be consistent with the rules of law. * * * This principle is generally asserted In the construction of every testamentary die- я position.... | |
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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. 
