Wills

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 8 passages

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Fourth. On Contracts, Question First. On Contrac…, Article Second. On Donation, Section 2. On Last Wills Themselves, nn. 556, 557, 558 & 559 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Fourth. On Contracts, Question First. On Contrac…, Article Second. On Donation, Section 3. On Testaments Themselves, nn. 560, 561, 562 & 563 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 8 passages

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. I, Chapter I. Nature of Justice and Right, n. 3 — That which in justice is due to me is my right, as it is called. I have a right to my life, to my good name, to my property; and anyone who deprives me of these rights is guilty of injustice. Rights, then, are the subjec… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. I, Ch. III, Section II. Property Rights of Minors, n. 1 — Apart from positive law, a minor is capable of owning property in his own right just as if he were of full age. Considerable rights over a child’s property were granted to the father by Roman law. The minor had, indeed, … Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. VII, Pt. II, Chapter III. Wills, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. I, Art. II, § III, Point V. On Hereditary Succession, n. ¶1 — We shall speak first about hereditary succession generally; then about testamentary succession; then about legal succession.Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. I, Art. II, § III, Point V, Scholion II. Practical Warnings, n. 827 — I. Per se there is no obligation of making a testament; per accidens there can be, for example so that disputes may be avoided. II. Generally, it is to be dissuaded that, with blood-relatives passed over, all things be l… Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P.

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Titles to Property, n. 1872 — Theft and Robbery. Theft and Robbery.—Having considered the injuries to person committed by homicide, mutilation, imprisonment, etc., we shall now take up the injuries to property committed by theft and robbery. Private ownership of proper… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 51 passages

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, VI. On Donation, n. 1014 — What is reduction? Reduction is: the rescission of a donation or legacy in proportion to the excess above the disposable quantity, which rescission must indeed be made by public authority. The reason is that the legitime… Read in context →

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, VII. On Testament, nn. 1024–1069 (46 passages)

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XI. On Mandate and on Quasi-contract, nn. 1118, 1122 & 1123 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, On Marriage, I. On Betrothals and on the Banns, n. 941 — Can a bridegroom rescind betrothals if a rich inheritance comes to him? The doctors most commonly deny it, because the bridegroom "has not been deceived in the condition of the bride, in whom no change has been made." A … Read in context →

Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 158 passages

72. On Testament and on Legacy, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 & 32 (158 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 60 passages

Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Article II. On the Various Species of Donations, n. ¶1 — Namely: 1. on donation among the living; 2. by testament; 3. by reason of death; 4. through fideicommissum.Read in context →

Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On Testaments, n. ¶1 — Namely: 1. on the nature, division, and form of testaments; 2. on the testator and heirs; 3. on testamentary dispositions; 4. on the revocation of testaments; 5. on the executor of the testament.Read in context →

Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § II, Point I, Division, and Form of Testaments, nn. 814, 815, 816, 817, 818 & 819 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § II, Point III. On Testamentary Dispositions, or on Codicil and Legacy, nn. 829, 830, 831 & 832 (19 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § IV. On Substitution and Fideicommissa, nn. 838, 839 & 840 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S.

Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part II — Chapter II: On Contracts in Particular, n. 686 — § III. On Testaments.. 686. A testament is a revocable act, by which the testator disposes of his goods, or of a certain part of them, for the time following his death. - It is distinguished from donation: (a) because it is an act, not properl… Read in context →

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 21 passages

Vol. II, Bk. II, Tractate V: On Justice, Chapter IX: On Inheritance, nn. ¶1, 538, 539, 540, 541 & 542 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. II, Tractate V: On Justice, Ch. IX, Art. II, § 1. Juridical Exposition, nn. 543, 544, 545, 546, 547 & 548 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. II, Tractate V: On Justice, Ch. IX, Art. II, § 2. Moral Exposition, n. 549 — I. Obligation of the Laws. Laws by which the order of succession is defined oblige conscience even before the sentence of the judge. II. On the Wife and Children of a Merely Civil Marriage. Since civil laws not rarely es… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. II, Tractate V: On Justice, Ch. IX, Art. III, § 2. Canonical and Moral Exposition, nn. 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564 & 565 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 7 passages

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. IV, Ch. II, Art. I, § 2, 3. On Donation by Testament, nn. 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278 & 279 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 22 passages

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, ARTICLE III: On Hereditary Succession, n. ¶1 — We shall treat: 1. of hereditary succession in general; - 2. of legal succession; - 3. of testamentary succession.Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. III, § 1. ON HEREDITARY SUCCESSION IN GENERAL, nn. ¶1069, ¶1070, ¶1071, ¶1072, ¶1073 & ¶1074 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. III, § 2. ON LEGAL SUCCESSION, nn. ¶1075 & ¶1076 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. III, § 3. ON TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION, nn. ¶1077, ¶1, ¶1078, ¶1079, ¶1080, ¶1081, ¶1082, ¶1083, ¶2, ¶1084, ¶1085, ¶1086 & ¶1087 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 31 passages

Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, ARTICLE III: ON HEREDITARY SUCCESSION, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶895, ¶4, ¶896 & ¶897 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. III, § I, Both LEGAL and TESTAMENTARY, nn. ¶898, ¶899, ¶900, ¶901, ¶902 & ¶903 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. III, § II. On Legal Hereditary Succession, or on Those Dispositions of Law Which Are Proper to LEGAL Heirs, nn. ¶904, ¶905, ¶906, ¶907 & ¶908 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. III, § III. On Testamentary Succession, or on Those Dispositions of Law Which Pertain to INSTITUTED HEIRS and to LEGATEES, nn. ¶909, ¶910, ¶911, ¶912, ¶913, ¶914, ¶915, ¶1, ¶916, ¶917, ¶918, ¶919 & ¶920 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 13 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. II, Question Three: On Testament, nn. 490 & 491 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. I, Tr. IX, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § I, Division, and Form of Testaments, nn. 509, 510 & 511 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P. — 12 passages

Diss. V, Chapter VI — On testaments, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI & XII (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap.

Tr. II, Disputation XI: On Testaments, n. 1 — TESTAMENTS were instituted chiefly, lest the goods of the deceased, uncertain, fixed to the dominion of no one, should provoke free men and kinsmen to lawsuits and Discord: Truly, the laws, providing for this inconvenien… Read in context →

The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology

Various; ed. S. Woywod, O.F.M., and J. A. McHugh, O.P. — 66 passages

Vol. II, Case XIV: A Will Case, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Case XVIII: Concerning a Will Case, nn. ¶1–¶34 (34 passages)

Vol. III, Case XXII: An Heir’s Duty to Pay a Testator’s Debts, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case XXI: Executing the Provisions of a Will, nn. ¶1, ¶2 & ¶3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case XLVI: Deposition of Witnesses to a Will, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. V, Case XVIII: Payment of a Debt Owed to One Deceased, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Decretals of Gregory IX (Liber Extra)

Pope Gregory IX — 20 passages

Bk. III, Title XXVI: On Testaments and Last Wills, cc. 1–20 (20 passages)

The Liber Sextus of Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII — 2 passages

Bk. III, Title XI: On Testaments and Last Wills, cc. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 19 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Slater, Cases I, Contracts, Case 5. A Legacy to the Parish Schools, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases I, Contracts, Case 6. A Lost Will, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)