NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Vescio v Bannister (Estate of the late Betty Tait) [2010] NSWSC 1274
HEARING DATE(S) : 01/11/10
JUDGMENT DATE : 5 November 2010
JURISDICTION : Equity Division Probate List
JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J
DECISION : Submissions to be made on precise form of rectifying order
CATCHWORDS : SUCCESSION - wills - statutory jurisdiction to rectify a will - construction of new statutory provision - need to identify testator's "instructions" and to ascertain from them testator's "intentions" - specific devise of house to daughter - reference in instructions to destination of any surplus of proceeds of sale of house remaining after purchase of retirement unit - no express reference to destination of any such retirement unit - implication that retirement unit should be treated in same way as house - will to be rectified accordingly
Succession Act 2006, s 27 LEGISLATION CITED : Succession Act 1981 (Qld), s 33(1) Wills Act 1997 (Vic), s 31(1) Wills Probate and Administration Act 1898, s 29A
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
ANZ Trustees Ltd v Hamlet [2010] VSC 207 Davis Estate; Application of May [2010] NSWSC 989 CASES CITED : Lawler v Herd [2010] QSC 281 Re Hawkes [2005] VSC 93 The Public Trustee of Queensland v Smith [2008] QSC 339; [2009] 1 QdR 26
PARTIES : Sandra Vescio - Plaintiff James Bannister - Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2010/124144
COUNSEL : Ms A P Healey - Plaintiff Mr R W Washington - Defendant
SOLICITORS : Hall Partners - Plaintiff J T Law Pty Ltd - Defendant
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