Wood and Another v Smith and Another: CA 6 May 1992

A home made will signed only at the top of the page but where there was a clear indication of testamentary intention is a valid will.

Gazette 06-May-1992
Wills Act 1937
England and Wales
Cited by:
CitedWeatherhill v Pearce ChD 7-Nov-1994
The testatrix had signed her name by the attestation clause before it was witnessed.
Held: A pre-signed will, on which the testator’s earlier signature was then acknowledged before a witness, and if there was appropriate evidence of her . .

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Updated: 13 January 2022; Ref: scu.90582