Clapham v Le Mesurier [1991] JLR 5 (11 March 1991)

Clapham v Le Mesurier [1991] JLR 5 (11 March 1991)

The executor nominate has priority to prove the will unless a challenger shows sufficient cause for displacement.

Citation
[1991] JLR 5
Parties
Applicant: Clapham; Respondent: Le Mesurier
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
11 March 1991
Procedural Posture
Succession Dispute / Judgment
Outcome
executor nominate entitled to prove will
Legal Topics
Executor Nominate, Priority of Proving Will, Displacement of Executor
Succession Law Executor Nominate Priority of Proving Will Displacement of Executor

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Parties

Clapham

Applicant

Le Mesurier

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Succession Dispute / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the executor nominate is entitled to prove the will before all others
  2. 2 What is required to displace the executor nominate

Ratio Decidendi

The executor nominate has priority to prove the will unless a challenger shows sufficient cause for displacement.

Court Disposition

executor nominate entitled to prove will