• When Margaret Montgomery of Chica

• When Margaret Montgomery of Chicago died, she
left her five cats and a $15,000 trust fund for their care to a
former employee, William

Fields. The will stipulated that Fields was to use the trust income solely for the cats' care and feeding, including such delicacies as pot roast meat If, however, he outlived all the cats, Fields would inherit the trust principal. Nine years later the last cat, Fat Nose, died at 20, and Fields, 79, was $10,000 richer.
• Charles Vance Millar, a Canadian lawyer and financier
who died a bachelor in 1926, bequeathed the bulk of his fortune
to whichever Toronto women gave birth to the largest number
of children in the 10 years after his death. Four women
eventually tied in the 'stork derby' that followed the publication
of his will. Each had 9 children, and they shared between them
$750,000. A fifth woman who had 10 children was ruled out
because 5 were illegitimate.
• One of the world's shortest wills was left by an
Englishman named Dickens. Contested in 1906 but upheld by
the courts, it read simply: "All for mother".
• A ^^-century London tavernkeeper left his property to
his wife — on the condition that every year, on the anniversary
of his death, she would walk barefoot to the local market, hold
up a lighted candle, and confess aloud how she had nagged him.
The theme of the confession was that if her tongue had been
shorter, her husband's days would have been longer. If she failed
to keep the appointment, she was to receive no more than 20
pounds a year, just enough to live on. Whether the wife decided
to take the bigger bequest or spare herself humiliation is not
known.

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• When Margaret Montgomery of Chicago died, sheleft her five cats and a $15,000 trust fund for their care to aformer employee, William Fields. The will stipulated that Fields was to use the trust income solely for the cats' care and feeding, including such delicacies as pot roast meat If, however, he outlived all the cats, Fields would inherit the trust principal. Nine years later the last cat, Fat Nose, died at 20, and Fields, 79, was $10,000 richer.• Charles Vance Millar, a Canadian lawyer and financierwho died a bachelor in 1926, bequeathed the bulk of his fortuneto whichever Toronto women gave birth to the largest numberof children in the 10 years after his death. Four womeneventually tied in the 'stork derby' that followed the publicationof his will. Each had 9 children, and they shared between them$750,000. A fifth woman who had 10 children was ruled outbecause 5 were illegitimate.• One of the world's shortest wills was left by anEnglishman named Dickens. Contested in 1906 but upheld bythe courts, it read simply: "All for mother".• A ^^-century London tavernkeeper left his property tohis wife — on the condition that every year, on the anniversaryof his death, she would walk barefoot to the local market, holdup a lighted candle, and confess aloud how she had nagged him.The theme of the confession was that if her tongue had beenshorter, her husband's days would have been longer. If she failedчтобы сохранить назначение, она должна была получить не более 20фунтов в год, как раз достаточно, чтобы жить. Ли жена решилачтобы принять больше завещанию или запасные себя унижение нетизвестно.