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The Succession Act, 1925

( ACT NO. XXXIX OF 1925 )

Chapter VI

OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF WILLS

Will or bequest void for uncertainty
89. A will or bequest not expressive of any definite intention is void for uncertainty.
 
 
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If a testator says "I bequeath goods to A", or "I bequeath to A", or "I leave to A all the goods mentioned in the Schedule" and no Schedule is found, or "I bequeath 'money', 'wheat', 'oil," or the like, without saying how much, this is void.

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