The appellant was to challenge admission to probate of the will. He now sought fuller disclosure of the assets in the estate and their values for the purposes of the appeal.
Held: Application refused. The issue at the appeal would be not the value now but when the will was executed.
Judges:
Chadwick LJ
Citations:
[2001] EWCA Civ 1551
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See also – Fuller v Strum CA 7-Dec-2001
The appellant challenged a finding that only part of a will was valid. The part made a gift to his son, ‘albeit very grudgingly’, saying ‘I hate him like poison, that Irish bastard.’
Held: The onus on the propounder of a will to show that it . .
At first instance – Fuller v Strum ChD 20-Dec-2000
Mr Strum had come to England as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He had then left to live in Israel, but retained his property in London. A will was challenged on the basis that the signature had been forged. The two attesting witnesses asserted that . .
See Also – Fuller v Strum CA 16-Feb-2001
The family sought to challenge admission to probate of the will saying that the signature on the will had been forged. They now sought permission to appeal.
Held: Leave was granted. The circumstances were extraordinary. The decision was . .
Cited by:
See Also – Fuller v Strum CA 7-Dec-2001
The appellant challenged a finding that only part of a will was valid. The part made a gift to his son, ‘albeit very grudgingly’, saying ‘I hate him like poison, that Irish bastard.’
Held: The onus on the propounder of a will to show that it . .
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Wills and Probate, Litigation Practice
Updated: 13 June 2022; Ref: scu.201393