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- Title: Douglas v. Newell
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 16, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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Plaintiffs (appellants in Case No. 85-105 and appellees in Case No. 85-106) brought an action for declaratory judgment construing the will of Elizabeth Newell (hereinafter referred to as "deceased") with respect to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of the ademption of a specific devise contained in Article X of the will, contending that it did not adeem. Defendants (appellees in Case No. 85-105 and appellants in Case No. 85-106) presented, as an affirmative defense, a contention that Article X had lapsed at the death of deceaseds husband. Both parties moved for a summary judgment. The trial court granted plaintiffs motion on the issue of lapse ? i.e., Article X did not lapse ? and it granted defendants motion on the issue of ademption ? i.e., Article X did adeem. Both parties appealed from the judgment.