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Family And Children [2016] ZASCA 50

Mitchell NO v Wren and Others (153/2015)

Mitchell NO v Wren and Others (153/2015) [2016] ZASCA 50 (1 April 2016)

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that two handwritten suicide notes were testamentary amendments, with annexure A written last and accepted as a valid codicil.

  • Wills Act
  • Codicil
  • Testamentary Intent
  • Succession
  • Formalities Of Wills
  • Wills-act
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Civil Procedure [2009] ZAKZHC 2

Smith v Parsons NO and Others (15584/2007)

Smith v Parsons NO and Others (15584/2007) [2009] ZAKZHC 2; 2009 (3) SA 519 (D) (29 January 2009)

The High Court refused to treat a suicide note as a codicil, holding that the applicant had not proved the deceased intended it to amend his will.

  • Wills Act Section 2 3
  • Testamentary Intention
  • Codicil
  • Onus Of Proof
  • Wills-act-section-2-3
  • Testamentary-intention
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