NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Donato v Mangravite, Estate of Donato [2005] NSWSC 488
HEARING DATE(S) : 24 February and 24 March 2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 24 May 2005
Equity Division JURISDICTION : Probate List
JUDGMENT OF : Burchett AJ at 1
DECISION : Probate to be granted pursuant to short minutes to be brought in on a date to be fixed.
CATCHWORDS : WILLS - mental capacity - effect of ill-health grief and dissension in the family - onus - evidence - test for capacity - effect of age having regard to modern medicine
LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970, s95
Bailey v Bailey (1924) 34 CLR 558 Banks v Goodfellow (1870) LR 5 QB 549 Boreham v Prince Henry Hospital (1955) 29 ALJ 179 Estate of Stefan Miegoch; Redroff v Miegoch (unreported, 22 November 1995) Hayden v Bond [2003] WASC 96 In the Estate of Kazacos; Ryan v Kazacos (2001) 183 ALR 506 CASES CITED : Kerr v Badran [204] NSWSC 735 Read v Carmody (1998) BC 9803374 Re Estate of Boehm; Fuggle v Sochacki [1999] NSWSC Seeley v Back [2005] NSWC 68 Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 Timbury v Coffee (1941) 66 CLR 277 Worth v Clasohm (1952) 86 CLR 439
Giovanni Michele Donato and Domenic Donato (Plaintiffs/First Cross-Defendants) PARTIES : Concettina Mangraviti (also known as Tina Mangraviti (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Antonio Donato (Second Cross Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 103455 of 2003
Mr L J Ellison with him Mr J M Patey (Plaintiffs/Cross Defendants) COUNSEL : Mr BW Rayment QC with him Mr A G Todd (Defendant/Cross-Claimant)
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