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Dreger Estate (Re)

Court Supreme Court
Date 1982-04-07
Other citations (1982) – 13 E.T.R. 212 – 38 A.R. 44 (N.W.T. S.C.)
File numbers Est 1053
Judge(s) de Weerdt
Location Hay River
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Sigurdson v. Sigurdson (1935) 4 D.L.R. 529
Re Ferguson-Smith: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society v. Innes-Kerr 91955) 15 W.W.R. 237
MacBurnie v. Patriquin (1976) 14 N.S.R. (2d) 682
Sugden v. Lord St. Leonards 91876) 1 P.D. 154
Lefebvre v. Major (193) S.C.R. 252
Re Behie's Estate (1978) 24 N.S.R. (2d) 1 C.A.
Re Barker Estate (1933) 6 M.P.R. 327
In Re Moore's Will 9194) 15 M.P.R. 357
Re Goudge's Estate 91979) 26 N.B.R. (2d) 258
Re Constabaris Estate (1965) 54 D.L.R. (2d) 666
Unwin v. Unwin (194) 20 B.C.R. 77
Decision information:

Summary: Application for grant of probate on the basis of an Unexecuted copy of the Will, the original having been lost. The applicant led evidence that the original was thought to be in the possession of the solicitor drafting the will.
Decision: Application granted. The Petition had rebutted the presumption of revocation.
Subjects: Wills and estates - Administration of estate - Probate and letters of administration
Wills and estates - Wills - Lost wills
Keywords: Probate - unexecuted copy of will

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