NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Reginald Alfred Becker v Public Trustee of New South Wales & 2 ors [2006] NSWSC 743
HEARING DATE(S) : 24.02.06, 26.06.06, 27.06.06, 28.06.06, 29.06.06, 30.06.06, 03.07.06, 04.07.06, 05.07.06
JUDGMENT DATE : 25 July 2006
JUDGMENT OF : Nicholas J
DECISION : Para 91
CATCHWORDS : SUCCESSION - Wills, Probate and Administration - whether testatrix approved of the contents of her will - whether suspicious circumstances by reason of alleged fraudulent misrepresentation by principal beneficiary - undue influence
LEGISLATION CITED : Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898 s 13(2)(c)
Cubillo v Commonwealth of Australia (2000) 174 ALR 97 Estate of Fuld [1968] PD 675 In the Will of Hempel (1959) 60 SR NSW 147 Nock v Austin (1918) 25 CLR 519 Nowell v Palmer (1993) 32 NSWLR 574 CASES CITED : Miller v Jones [1999] NSWCA 467 Miller v Miller (2000) 50 NSWLR 81 Re Fenwick (1972) VR 646 Revie v Druitt [2005] NSWSC 902 Tonkiss v Graham [2002] NSWSC 891 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315
Reginald Alfred Becker - plaintiff PARTIES : Public Trustee of New South Wales – first defendant The Royal Flying Doctor Service – second defendant The Salvation Army – third defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3332/03
L Ellison SC/W J Wilcher - plaintiff COUNSEL : Submitting appearance – first defendant C J Bevan/E Young – second and third defendant
Tress Cox- plaintiff SOLICITORS : Submitting appearance – first defendant Mallesons Stephen Jaques – second and third defendant
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