Thanks to: Scott Johnson SJohnson@GOV.NU.CA On June 8, 1948, Cecil George Harris, a Saskatchewan (Canada) farmer, was repairing his tractor when he inadvertently put the vehicle into reverse, pinning his left leg underneath one of the rear wheels. Believing no one would come to his rescue, he used his jackknife to scratch onto the tractor's fender: "In case I die in this mess, I leave all to the wife. Cecil Geo. Harris." Although his neighbours eventually found him 10 hours later, Harris died of his injuries two days later. Soon after, the etched fender was admitted to probate as a valid holograph will. The fender and knife remained "on file" at the local Kerrobet Courthouse until it closed in 1996. The fender and knife are now on permanent display in the University of Saskatchewan's Law Library. *Excerpted from: RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine Vol. 7, No. 3, 21 January 2004 (c) 1998-2004 RootsWeb.com, Inc