Section 18.24 Ademption of Specific Bequests

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F. (§18.24) Ademption of Specific Bequests

In the description of a specific bequest, it has been said that a will speaks as of the time of its execution. Shriners Hosps. for Crippled Children v. Emrie, 347 S.W.2d 198, 203 (Mo. 1961). But one case held that a specific bequest of a Lincoln automobile did not adeem when the testator traded in the Lincoln owned by the testator at the time of the will’s execution for a newer Lincoln after the will was executed. McIntyre v. Kilbourn, 885 S.W.2d 54, 55 (Mo. App...