- intention of testator
- The intention manifested in the terms of the will, not necessarily the intention existing in the mind of the testator. Yeates v Yeates, 179 Ark 543, 16 SW2d 996, 65 ALR 466.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
intention of testator
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