While in her third year at the NewAge School of Music in Seattle,Washington,Carolynn had a chance to borrow and use for one month,a rare Gladavostok violin played by Thomas Jefferson,and made in 1768.She returned the violin to the owner in Seattle,but telephoned her father in Austin,Texas to ask if he would buy it for her.He borrowed money from his pension fund and paid for the violin.Carolynn had exclusive possession of the violin for the next 20 years,using it in her professional career.Unfortunately,she became an alcoholic,and during one period when she was in a treatment center,she entrusted the violin to her mother for safekeeping and collateral to pay for healthcare expenses.After 3 years in treatment,Ann was released and requested return of the violin,but her mother refused.Ann owns the violin because it was a gift causa mortis from her father.

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The scenario does not provide evidence of a gift causa mortis, which is a gift made in contemplation of death. The fact that the father borrowed money from his pension fund to buy the violin for his daughter suggests that it was intended as a gift or purchase, not a gift in contemplation of death. Therefore, ownership of the violin may be disputed based on the specific terms of any agreements or arrangements made between Carolynn, her mother, and her father.

While in Her Third Year at the NewAge School of Music