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New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Voros v Janosne; Estate of Anna Gdyro [2000] NSWSC 1166 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Probate List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 103275/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 17, 21 November 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 November 2000
Susan Voros (P) PARTIES : Avar Janosne (D1) Horvathne Merkly Emma (D2) Kaszas Gyorgyne (D3) JUDGMENT OF : Young J
COUNSEL : J B Whittle SC (P) V R Gray (D) SOLICITORS : Aitken McLachlan & Thorpe (P) Lang Gellert & Noonan (D) CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE [54]- Opinion- Expert noticing pattern whilst perusing material in course of ordinary work as an expert- Although non-expert opinion, admissible SUCCESSION [33]- Execution- Will on scrap of paper- Suspicious circumstances- Standard of proof- Court not satisfied will genuine. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995, s 78 Wills Probate & Administration Act 1898, s 18A Bailey v Bailey (1924) 34 CLR 558 Baker v Batt (1838) 2 Moo 371; 12 ER 1026 McFadden v Murdoch (1867) 1 IRCL 211 R v Whitby (1957) 74 WN (NSW) 441 CASES CITED : Re Breen [1927] VLR 164 Re Kenkalo (23.10.1991 - Powell J) Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuinnes (2000) 49 NSWLR 262 Shepherd v The Queen (1990) 170 CLR 573 Sim v Powell (1997) 22 Fam LR 243 Weal v Bottom (1966) 40 ALJR 436 DECISION : Probate refused.
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION PROBATE LIST
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