Feb
5
A teacher properly executed a will in 1995 in which he left a tract of land to a lumberjack and left the remainder of his estate to a roofer.
The lumberjack died testate in 1995 leaving his entire estate to a welder, and was survived by his son as his only heir.
The teacher died in 1996 survived by his mother as his only heir.
The roofer died in 1997, before the teacher’s estate could be probated. He left his entire estate to a hauler, and was survived by his daughter as his only heir.
The court, in answer to a request by the executor of the teacher’s estate concerning the proper disposition of the land, should award it to:
A. The lumberjack’s estate.
B. The daughter.
C. The roofer’s estate.
D. The mother.
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