LAWS4236 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Testator, Intestacy, Anglicare
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Required reading: croucher & vines, succession: families, property and death (4th ed), 10. 1 - 10. 2, 10. 8 10. 10, 10. 14, 10. 20, 11. 19, 11. 24 11. 34: courts of probate and courts of construction in england, probate and construction was dealt with in 2 different courts. In australia, entire jurisdiction was carried out by the supreme court but different proceedings for probate or construction questions. Alle(cid:374) v m"pherso(cid:374) (1841) 1 hlc 190; 9 er 727 (cv 10. 3c pp 392-394) Pre dates probate act references to ecclesiastical court in the case. M(cid:859)phe(cid:396)so(cid:374) a(cid:374)d to(cid:373)ki(cid:374)s as e(cid:454)e(cid:272)uto(cid:396)s. alle(cid:374) ga(cid:448)e pe(cid:272)u(cid:374)ia(cid:396)(cid:455) lega(cid:272)(cid:455) (cid:894)just (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455)(cid:895) to (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374) of his deceased nephew in equal shares. 6th codicil gave the appellant of the residue. 9th codicil (cid:396)edu(cid:272)ed the appella(cid:374)t(cid:859)s e(cid:374)title(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts u(cid:374)de(cid:396) the te(cid:396)(cid:373)s of the (cid:449)ill. appella(cid:374)t happ(cid:455) to ha(cid:448)e codicil 6 admitted to probate but wanted codicil 9 eliminated. All 9 codicils were to be admitted to probate.
