The judge upheld the nuncupative will of an apprentice in the merchant navy while on shore leave (which was, at longest, from 4 July to 1 August 1944) from the troopship on which he was employed.
Citations:
[1952] P 71
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Ayling v Summers and Others ChD 14-Sep-2009
Letters of administration had been taken out, but it was subsequently discovered that the deceased, a seamen, may have made a nuncupative will which would be valid if made at sea. He had said: ‘You listen to me. If anything happens to me, I want . .
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Wills and Probate
Updated: 19 November 2022; Ref: scu.375765