A specific bequest will fail, if the testator parts with the thing before death.
In 1979 she made a new will; after making changes to some specific bequests, she again appointed her husband to receive the income from her father's estate.
He also made specific bequests totaling $125,000.00 to Hampton University (then Hampton Institute) and to the Chapin Home for the Aged.
Except for some specific bequests, his June 12, 1782 will left his entire estate to his daughter Susannah.
Besides specific bequests, Miss Duke also forgave several unpaid loans that she had made to friends and acquaintances over the years.
It does not apply to specific residuary bequests.
I specifically leave all the contents - furniture, books, paintings, silver, china, anything large and small, etc., save certain specific bequests - to her.
This letter an integral part of my Last Will regards the entire residue of my estate beyond the specific bequests made in the body of my Will.
Furthermore, under Article 49 of our proposal, these claims can be passed on, either through specific bequests or by anticipating the line of succession.
Imagine that a judge reads a will that leaves the bulk of the deceased's estate to his nephew but makes specific bequests to a number of charities.