Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Mississippi

My grandmother passed away in 2000. In her will she left a tractor for use by the family. It didn’t run. My father recently died and left no mention of the tractor. I took the tractor to a shop and had it repaired, painted, and 4 new tires mounted. I also have the bill of sale. No title.

Is this now my tractor? No one has driven it in over ten years except me.


Asked on 2/13/24, 9:10 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Bryan Richard Bryan Attorney PC

Technically, no, it's not your property because your grandmother left the tractor to the family. I don't know who she meant by "family." Maybe you can get everyone in "the family" to sign a paper and each of them give their share of the tractor to you.

Good luck.

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Answered on 2/16/24, 10:53 am


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