A CONTESTED WILL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 58, 8 March 1913, Page 5

A CONTESTED WILL.

TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY UPHELD. (By Telegraph. — Press Association.) INVERCARG'ILL, this day. At the Supreme Court, Sir Joshua Williams heard the case of Caroline Cartwright versus C. S. Longuet and Trustees of the Church of England, claiming revocation of probate of the will of Dora Clark mother), and asking that the will be declared void. . Plaintiff claimed, that her mother, ■who had suffered from paralytic seizures, did not have testamentary capacity when making her will, which left her only a life interest in the estate. The defendant, wiw> was tie testatrix's solicitor and also sole executor, gave evidence that Mrs Clark displayed undoubted; testamentary capacity. She disliked her daughter's hufeband. and, in order to avoid 1 the possibility of his getting the money, left her daughter only a life interest, the estate going to the Church of England ultimately.

Medical evidence was given by Dr. Ew-art that Mrs ClaTk was quite capable of properly expressing her intentions at the time the .will was made.

Sir Johua Williams gave judgment for defendant, saying that testamentary capacity had been abundantly proved.