Among the large number of unusual, sometimes strange, eccentric left wills most criminal attorney Charles Millar.In addition, it is a testament gathered a lot of good jokes are not the most over loved ones, this document has had enormous impact not only on the city of Toronto, where he lived Millar, but also in all of Canada.
After the death of Charles Millar in 1928godu composed his last will and testament immediately became a sensation.The document listed the names of the judge and the priest, who were friends of the deceased.Across Canada, they were known as ardent haters of all forms of gambling.And these two companions Millar bequeathed considerable stocks of one of the racetracks that not only automatically made them shareholders and members of the Jockey Club, but also bring profit from gambling.However, neither the judge nor the preacher of the inheritance has not been abandoned.
In addition, five more friends Millar inherited from the late interest in the brewery, and it is given that they were principled opponents of alcoholic beverages.But only one of them refused the gift.
More Millar bequeathed a villa in Jamaica his three friends, who disliked each other so that they could be next.
But the most important thing in his will advocate this point of unusually large amount of which was to get that a resident of Toronto, which will give birth to the greatest number of children in the decade since the death of Millar.
Because Millar was a good lawyer, all attempts to challenge this paragraph of the will in court were unsuccessful.
then in Canada began the phenomenal growth of the birth rate, which went down in history as "the great Toronto derby."And later, exactly ten years after the death of Charles Millar, May 30, 1938, Toronto City Court began its consideration of applications for inheritance.
As a result, the two women were disqualified: the first - due to the fact that not all ten of her children have the same biological father, contrary to the terms of Millar;The second - due to the fact that five of the nine, the light produced by her children were born dead.However, they both received a consolation prize in the amount of thirteen thousand dollars.
and four mothers of ten years of nine children, divided between five hundred thousand dollars.Later, local media reported that more than these ladies did not give birth.
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