16 Feb 2018
Pfaender v Gregory [2018] NZHC 161
- Citation
- [2018] NZAR 375
- Court
- High Court
The draft unsigned will together with contemporaneous handwritten notes and verified transcripts of the will-maker's oral instructions constitute documents that, on the balance of probabilities, express the deceased's testamentary intentions and may be validated under s14 Wills Act 2007; clerical errors and omissions (including inclusion of bank accounts and life insurance proceeds) can be corrected under s31 to give effect to proven intentions; consequently the composite document is declared a valid will with specified corrections and appointment of the applicant as sole executor/trustee; se…