2005 Minnesota Statutes

     524.2-513 Separate writing identifying bequest of 
  tangible property. 

    A will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose 
 of items of tangible personal property not otherwise 
 specifically disposed of by the will, other than money and coin 
 collections, and property used in trade or business.  To be 
 admissible under this section as evidence of the intended 
 disposition, the writing must be referred to in the will, must 
 be either in the handwriting of the testator or be signed by the 
 testator, and must describe the items and the devisees with 
 reasonable certainty.  The writing may be referred to as one to 
 be in existence at the time of the testator's death; it may be 
 prepared before or after the execution of the will; it may be 
 altered by the testator after its preparation; and it may be a 
 writing which has no significance apart from its effect upon the 
 dispositions made by the will.  

    A writing may include multiple writings and if an item of 
 tangible personal property is disposed of to different persons 
 by different writings, the most recent writing controls the 
 disposition of the item. 

    HIST: 1975 c 347 s 22; 1986 c 444; 2000 c 362 s 2