I.

FACTS OF THE CASE

The Rain Man, CHARLIE BABBITT who discovers that his estranged father has died
and bequeathed virtually all of his multi-million dollar estate to his other son,
RAYMOND, an autistic savant, of whose existence Charlie was unaware. Charlie is
left with only his father’s beloved vintage car and rosebushes. Charlie asks
Raymond’s Doctor, for the half of the estate in exchange for Raymond’s return,
but refuses. Charlie decides to attempt to gain custody of his brother in order to
get control of the money.

II. ISSUE OF THE CASE

 WHETHER OR NOT THE TESTAMENTARY WILLS IS

VALID EVENTHOUGH BEQUEATHED VIRTUALLY ALL
THE TESTATOR’S MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ESTATE
TO HIS OTHER SON;

 WHETHER OR NOT THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAID

TESTAMENTARY IS VALID AS PER CHARLIE AND
RAYMOND IS CONCERNED.

III. LEGAL BASIS AND JURISPRUDENCE

1. YES, BECAUSE A WILL IS AN ACT WHEREBY A PERSON IS PERMITTED,

WITH THE FORMALITIES PRESCRIBED BY LAW, TO CONTROL TO A
CERTAIN DEGREE THE DISPOSITION OF HIS ESTATE, TAKE EFFECT
AFTER HIS DEATH.

IN THE PRESENT CASE THE TESTATOR ENTRUSTED TO AN

INSTITUTION WHERE HIS SON RAYMOND CONFIDED, THUS THE
TESTATOR MAY ENTRUST TO A THIRD PERSON THE DSITRIBUTIONOF
SUM OF MONEY THAT HE MAY LEAVE IN GENERAL TO SPECIFIED
CLASSES OR CAUSES AND ALSO THE DESIGNATION OF WHICH
INSTITUTIONS OR ESTABLISHMENTS TO WHICH SUCH SUM OF
 MONEY ARE TO BE GIVEN OR APPLIED. THEREFOR THE WILL IS
WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED AND OPERATION BY LAW.

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