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Civil Procedure [2025] ZAECMKHC 3

Jagers v Pienaar and Others (4108/2023)

Jagers v Pienaar and Others (4108/2023) [2025] ZAECMKHC 3 (23 January 2025)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Makhanda
Case number
4108/2023
Judges
D.T. Young, A. Govindjee

The High Court held that a handwritten “Will Questionnaire” satisfied section 2(3) of the Wills Act and must be accepted as the deceased’s will.

  • Wills Act Section 2 3
  • Condonation Of Formal Defects
  • Testamentary Intention
  • Appointment Of Executor
  • Wills-act-section-2-3
  • Testamentary-intention
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Civil Procedure [2023] ZAWCHC 172

M.L.C.B v Master of the High Court and Others (3656/2022)

M.L.C.B v Master of the High Court and Others (3656/2022) [2023] ZAWCHC 172 (26 January 2023)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
3656/2022
Judge
Ralarala

The High Court held that a handwritten will signed only on its last page was the deceased’s true final will and condoned the formal defect.

  • Wills Act Section 2 3
  • Administration Of Estates Act
  • Condonation Of Formal Defects
  • Executor Appointment
  • Points In Limine
  • Wills-act-section-2-3
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