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CITATION : Tonkiss & Anor v Graham & Ors [2002] NSWSC 891 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity - Probate List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 118541/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 17/9/02-18/9/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 October 2002
David James Tonkiss (First Plaintiff) Lorraine Gay Tonkiss (Second Plaintiff) Carolyn Graham (First Defendant) Margaret Kathleen Horan (Second Defendant) Hamish Murdoch Angus McLean (Third Defendant) PARTIES : Jessie Eleanor Tamzin McLean (Fourth Defendant) Stephen David Tonkiss (Fifth Defendant) Samantha Jane Tonkiss (Sixth Defendant) Sue McKinnon Horton (Seventh Defendant) Stuart McKinnon Horton (Eighth Defendant) Robert McKinnon Horton (Ninth Defendant) Peter Douglas George Horton (Tenth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J
P Hallen SC (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : D Davies SC; M Bridger (1D-4D and 7D-10D) D Legg, Solicitor (6D) Teece, Hodgson and Ward (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : Michael H Roberts & Associates (1D-4D and 7D-D10) Burridge & Legg (6D) CATCHWORDS : SUCCESSION - WILLS, PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION - probate and letters of administration - interested witness - whether testatrix knew and approved of gift to spouse of witness - whether gift to spouse of witness was given or made freely and voluntarily Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898 Wills, Probate and Administration (Amendment) Act 1989 Bailey v Bailey (1924) 34 CLR 558 Birmingham v Renfrew (1937) 57 CLR 666 Cleland v R (1982) 151 CLR 1 Horton v Jones (1935) 53 CLR 475 Ibbs v R [1988] WAR 91 Johnson v Buttress (1936) 56 CLR 113 Karam v ANZ Banking Group Limited [2001] NSWSC 709 Meissner v R (1994) 184 CLR 132 CASES CITED : Miller v Miller (2000) 50 NSWLR 81 Nock v Austin (1918) 25 CLR 519 R v Garry Raymond Clark (NSWCCA, 17 April 1998, unreported) R v Holman [1970] WAR 2 R v Lee (1950) 82 CLR 133 Re Emanuel (deceased) [1981] VR 113 Re Hodges; Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 Schaefer v Schuhmann [1972] AC 572 Soterious v Police [2000] SASC 256 (unreported, 4 September 2000) Synge v Synge (1894) 1 QB 466 DECISION : Gift to spouse of attesting witness upheld
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