DESIRE

This term, used in a will in relation to the management and distribution of property, has been interpreted by the courts with different shades of meaning, varying from the mere expre ion of a preference to a positive command. See McMurry v. Stanley, 69 Tex. 227, 6 S. W. 412; Stewart v. Stewart, 61 N. J. Eq. 25, 47 Atl. 633; In re Marti's Estate, 132 Cal. 666, 61 Pac. 96:4; Weber v. Bryant, 161 Ma . 400, 37 N. E. 203; Appeal of City of Philadelphia, 112 Pa. 470, 4 Atl. 4; Meehan v. Brennan, 16 App. Div. 395, 45 N. Y. Supp. 57; Brasher,v. Marsh, 15 Ohio St. 111; Major v. Herndon, 78 Ky. 123. [s. 367]