A fund is bequeathed to A for his life, and after his death to his daughters. A survives the testator.…
Illustration (ii) to section 113 states "The bequest to A's daughters is valid." Section 113 strikes down a later gift to an unborn person only when it is less than the…
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A fund is bequeathed to A for his life, and after his death to his daughters. A survives the testator. Some of A's daughters were born only after the testator's death. What is the status of the bequest to A's daughters?
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Correct answer C
Illustration (ii) to section 113 states "The bequest to A's daughters is valid." Section 113 strikes down a later gift to an unborn person only when it is less than the testator's whole remaining interest. Here the daughters take the entire fund after A's life interest, so daughters born after the testator's death share with the others.