Re Estate Beeby; Beeby v Eggers [2015] NSWSC 1466

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Re Estate Beeby; Beeby v Eggers [2015] NSWSC 1466 Hearing dates: 24, 25 and 26 February 2015 Decision date: 07 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Probate List Before: Lindsay J Decision: Subject to submissions about the form of relief, a grant of probate in solemn form of the deceased's 2008 Will is to be made to the plaintiffs, with ancillary orders. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Wills, probate and administration – The making of a will - Suspicious circumstances rule – Participation of beneficiaries in preparation of will – Onus to prove will that of a free and capable testatrix – Onus discharged Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 NSW Cases Cited: Bailey v Bailey (1924) 34 CLR 558 at 570-572 Baldwin and Neale v Greenland [2006] QCA 293 at [44]-[55] Barry v Butlin (1838) 2 Moo PC 480; 12 ER 1089 Horden v Horden [1910] AC 465 at 475 Osborne v Smith (1960) 105 CLR 153 at 158-159 Re Hodges; Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 at 704E-707G, especially 705D-F Timbury v Coffey (1942) 66 CLR 277 at 283 Tobin v Ezekiel (2012) 83 NSWLR 757 at 770[43]-774[55] Trustee for the Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust v Becker [2007] NSWCA 1365; 14 BPR 26,867 Vyse v Foster (1874) LR 7 HL 318 at 332 Woodley-Page v Symons (1987) 217 ALR 25 at 35 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Joseph Beeby (First Plaintiff) Pauline Mary Pearce (Second Plaintiff) Julie Ann Eggers (First Defendant) Charles Michael Beeby (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: