Dyan executes her will to give "to my nephew Esau my stock in Fargo,Inc." Later,Dyan writes separately,with the same formalities required for a will,to leave the stock to her niece Ginny and cash to Esau.This writing

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Dyan's writing, which is done separately but with the same formalities required for a will, is essentially a codicil (an amendment to a will), and it revokes the specific gift of the stock to Esau in the original will. Therefore, Esau is no longer entitled to the stock, and Ginny now receives it based on the later writing.

Dyan Executes Her Will to Give "To My Nephew Esau