This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol12 International Law, Conflict Of Laws, Spanish-American Laws, Legal Ethics", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
The personal capacity and liability of a party so far as it is connected with involuntary acts is governed by the law of his legal situs or domicile. Under this division would be included transfers of property by bankruptcy, succession and will. It would at first seem that the transfer of property by will was a voluntary act, but as the final act which gives effect to the will is an involuntary one, the whole transaction is classed as an involuntary one.
 
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