In "The Curiosities and Law of Wills," John Proffatt delves into the intricate and often perplexing realm of testamentary law, navigating both its historical foundations and contemporary applications. This comprehensive treatise employs a lucid and accessible literary style, making complex legal principles digestible for both legal practitioners and the lay reader. Proffatt meticulously explores the various curiosities that arise in the context of wills, from peculiar bequests to the impli...

It is far from the thoughts of the publishers or the author of this book to provide a work merely for entertainment; it is hoped the title will not mislead so as to suggest this idea. While it is sought to make it entertaining and the style animated, in the selection of such apt and striking cases as will illustrate and expound the principles and rules of law relating to wills, the main idea has been to make it useful and reliable as a systematic, clear, and concise summary for the student...

The Curiosities and Law of Wills by John Proffatt. Counsellor-at-law, author of “Woman before the Law.” Published by SAN FRANCISCO: SUMNER WHITNEY & CO. in 1876. COPYRIGHT 1876, BY JOHN PROFFATT.