Business willed then sold?

[Maki Lynn]

A business was recently willed to a friend of mine. However, there will was drawn up in 2017, and the business closed 7 months before the owner passed. My friend just heard she was willed the business, but she thinks the owner sold it a few months before she died. She has to see an attorney, obviously, but can anyone give me any information? Can someone sell something that’s been willed? Thanks!

[atticus]

A person is free to dispose of his or her assets in his lifetime. If something is mentioned in a will but is no longer owned at the date of death, then that particular bequest can not be effective.

So the answer to your question "Can someone sell something that [he has] willed?" is Yes.