Eaton v. Brown, 193 U.S. 411 (1904)

Name: Eaton v. Brown, 193 U.S. 411 (1904) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Eaton v. Brown

No. 171

Submitted March 3, 1904
Decided March 14, 1904
193 U.S. 411

APPEAL FROM AND ERRO TO THE COURT OF

APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Syllabus

Courts do not incline to regard a will as conditional where it reasonably can be held that the testator was merely expressing his inducement to make it, although his language, if strictly construed, would express a condition.

The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Eaton v. Brown, 193 U.S. 411 (1904) in 193 U.S. 411 193 U.S. 412. Original Sources, accessed May 7, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GP3XE3MSPU2UJJH.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Eaton v. Brown, 193 U.S. 411 (1904), in 193 U.S. 411, page 193 U.S. 412. Original Sources. 7 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GP3XE3MSPU2UJJH.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Eaton v. Brown, 193 U.S. 411 (1904). cited in 1904, 193 U.S. 411, pp.193 U.S. 412. Original Sources, retrieved 7 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GP3XE3MSPU2UJJH.

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