Gove v. Hammond
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Gove v. Hammond, 385 Mass. 1001 (Mass. 1982)
Gove v. Hammond
Opinion of the Court
We granted the defendants’ application for further appellate review in order to restate the rule: “Courts . . . ‘have no power to reform wills. Hypothetical or imaginary mistakes of testators cannot be corrected. Omissions cannot be supplied. Language cannot be modified to meet unforeseen changes in conditions. The only means for ascertaining the intent of the testator are the words written and the acts
Judgment affirmed.
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- Henry H. Gove & another, administrators v. Marion F. Hammond & others
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