Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Will — Invalid Devise Does Not Invalidate Entire Will

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Invalidity of a specific devise does not void the entire Will. Only devises contravening customary law are void individually. The principle applies to succession law and wills. The rule preserves valid portions of a Will. The entire Will is void only if all devises are…

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