How have the courts in the US considered the meaning of the word "legacy" in the context of a statute of limitation?
Prince Edward Island, Canada
The following excerpt is from Woodside Estate v. Woodside, 1997 CanLII 4631 (PE SCTD):
It is interesting to note that in reaching his conclusion Rand J., writing as part of the majority, observes that the tendency of the courts to lean strongly against specific legacies has long been settled. He notes, however, that even without that general tendency, the circumstances of the case left no doubt as to what the testator intended. In arriving at the same conclusion, Kellock J. applied Hicks v. McClure.
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