A WILL CASE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15707, 8 March 1913, Page 10

A WILL CASE.

QUESTION OF CAPACITY.

(Pee United ?bess .Association.)

. INVERCARGILL, March 7. At the Supreme Court to-day -Mr Justice Williams heard the case of Caroline Cartwrigh't v. C. S. Longuet and the Trustees of the Church of 'England, claiming the revocation of probate of 1 the will of Dora Clark (the plaintiff's mother), and asking that the will be declared void. The 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, who was the testatrix's solicitor and also sole executor, gave evidence that Mrs Clark, displayed undoubted testamentary capacity. She - disliked her husband, and in order to avoid the - possibility of his petting the money .left her daughter only a life interest,'the estate going to the Church of England ultimately. Evidence ; was given by Br Ewart that Mrs Clark was quite capable of properly expressing her. intentions at the time the . will was made. Mr Justice Williams ga-ve judgment for the' defendant, saying "that testamentary capacity bad been abundantly proved.