Humorous Holographic Will

Holographic wills tend to be written by non-legally trained individuals who prepare homemade estate plans without professional advice. Accordingly, holographic wills frequently cause litigation because of the interpretation and construction problems that result.

Sometimes, however, holographic wills provide some levity in an otherwise morbid area. Take, for example, the will of John Brugger, Sr. (the link is to a certified typed copy of his will filed for probate in 1935).

Among other things, he left his daughter only $100 because she married a man of whom he did not approve and describes his wife as “geting older and a little fleshy.” He also hopes this wife “will not be a Fool and mary again.” [Misspellings in original.]

Special thanks to Bryan Russ for bringing this will to my attention.