41-3-1 When will takes effect
41-3-2 When advancement deemed satisfaction of devise or bequest
41-3-3 Death of devisee or legatee before testator
41-3-4 Failure or invalidity of devise or bequest
41-3-5 Construction of devises in general terms
41-3-6 Operation of devise or bequest as exercise of power of appointment
41-3-7 Courts of equity may construe wills
41-3-8 Testamentary additions to trusts
41-3-9 Effect on existing wills
41-3-10 Uniformity of application and construction
41-3-11 Short title
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 41 > Article 3 - Provisions as to Construction

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Bequeath: To gift property by will.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Donee: The recipient of a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor.