TROUBLE OVER WILL,

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18257, 19 February 1931, Page 8

TROUBLE OVER WILL,

LATE SIR GEORGE HUNTER.

MEDICAL EVIDENCE

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) W ELLINGTON, Wed nes da y

Evidence was given to-day in the Hunter will case by A. K. S. McKenzie, who prepared the 1924 will. Carl H. Jorgenson, masseur, said he found Ihe late Sir George Hunter unable to concentrate on anything or maintain his interest in any suojoet.

Sir Donald McGavin, surgeon, gave evidence regarding the physical and menial effects of different forms of apoplexy. He said that not within some days of his stroke, nor within a month—nor for that matter at anytime a tier the stroke —could Sir George have been ab’c to make a will.

Cross-examined by Mr Cray, witness said he did not think it possible that Sir George could have 'been able to make some alterations in the will he had made some years ago, and with which he was mainly quite satisfied. The fact that a number of codicils had been made within ten years witness did not think would have been helpful to Sir George. Dr. Theodore Gray, Director-Gen-eral of Mental Hospitals, said he had seen Sir George some lime after his illness. In Sir George’s case witness said he would have expected considerable mental impairment, and from the nursing and medical evidence in ihc case witness was sure Sir George had suffered severe mental impairment. On the evidence also witness was of opinion that Sir George did not have tostmentary capacity. Before, the Court was adjourned MiGray asked Itis Honour's permission to recall Mr Cyril Hunter and Mr Dunn, in reply to various allegations made by Lady Hunter in the course of her evidence.