以下為2021年2月紐約律師考試申論題第2題；各位題目看得懂嗎？我看得懂；有興趣者，尤其有志於紐約律師考試的人，可嘗試解題，歡迎來到美國法的世界；法律同道，可以比較紐約之家事法與台灣民法繼承篇規定有何不同。
 

MEE QUESTION 2 

On July 1, 2015, Testator duly executed a typewritten will that had only the following 
three dispositive provisions: 2015年7月1日，立遺囑人以打字方式書立以下3個遺囑條款：

 1. I give the portrait of my grandparents to my brother, Adam.
我將祖父母的畫像給予兄（或弟）Adam

 2. I give my antique bookcase to my sister, Beth.
我將古董書櫥給予姐（或妹）Beth

 3. I give all of my tangible personal property not otherwise effectively disposed of 
 to the person I have named in a letter I signed and dated June 15, 2015. I have 
put that letter in the night table drawer in my bedroom in my home along with 
 this will.
除非受領我財產之人不能有效處理，我將我全部的有形財產給予我在2015年6月15日所寫有我簽名信中提到之人。我將此信連同遺囑置放於我臥室抽屜裡。
Testator died on February 10, 2019, a domiciliary of State A. Both the typewritten will 
and the letter of June 15 were found in the night table drawer. In clause 2 of the will, the 
phrase “antique bookcase” had been scratched out by Testator and immediately above it 
he had typed in the word “motorcycle.” And, on the back of the will, the following 
language appeared wholly in Testator’s handwriting: “I don’t want Adam to have the 
portrait of my grandparents. I want it to go to my first cousin, Charles.” No signatures 
appeared on the back of the will beneath this writing. 
立遺囑人之住所係在A州，於2019年2月10日過世。以打字方式之遺囑（20150701）及6月15日親筆信均於立遺囑人死亡該晚於書桌抽屜裡被發現。遺囑第2條所提到之古董書櫥，遭立遺囑人毀損，而該古董書櫥等文字上旋即由立遺囑人以打字方式打上“摩托車”等字。同時在遺囑背後，有一串立遺囑人親筆寫的字，而他是這樣寫的“我不想祖父母畫像給Adam，我想把該畫像給我的大堂哥或大表哥Charles，但立遺囑人在遺囑背面的這些親筆字上，無簽名。

In the letter referred to in clause 3 of the will, Testator named his niece, Donna, who is 
Beth’s daughter, as the beneficiary. 
在遺囑所含親筆信第3款，立遺囑人書立他的外甥女Donna即Beth的女兒為受益人。

Testator’s only surviving blood relatives are Adam, Beth, Charles, and Donna. In addition 
to the portrait of his grandparents, the antique bookcase, and the motorcycle, Testator’s 
only other asset was a bank account with a balance of $10,000. 
立遺囑人仍生存之血親為Adam、Beth、Charles及Donna。除了立遺囑人祖父母畫像、古董書櫥及摩托車外，立遺囑人其他財產只剩銀行存款1萬美元。
State A permits wills to be completely or partially revoked by the execution of a 
subsequent will or codicil, or by physical act or by cancellation when accompanied with 
an intent to revoke the will or codicil. State A law also provides that “unsigned 
holographic wills or codicils are valid.” There are no other relevant statutes. 
A州法允許後之遺囑或遺囑附隨條款去推翻前遺囑之全部或部分，或者意圖去推翻前遺囑或遺囑之附隨條款。A州法律亦規定“無簽名之親筆遺囑或遺囑附隨條款是有效的”。在此無其他相關之制定法。

To whom should the property in Testator’s estate be distributed? Explain. 
立遺囑人之遺產要分配給誰（簡言之，誰可取得立遺囑人之遺產），請附理由說明之。