NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Estate Stojic, Deceased [2017] NSWSC 168 Hearing dates: 13-17 February 2017 Date of orders: 03 March 2017 Decision date: 03 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Probate List Before: Lindsay J Decision: Orders to be made for admission to probate in solemn form of a Will dated 4 November 2013, passing over two disputed Wills, respectively dated 23 May 2014 and 6 June 2014. Catchwords: SUCCESSION – Wills, probate and administration – Validity of Will – Testamentary incapacity – Knowledge and approval – Suspicious circumstances – Strong familial pressures – Degree of assistance provided to testator by interested parties Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 NSW Succession Act 2006 NSW Cases Cited: Bailey v Bailey (1924) 34 CLR 558 Banks v Goodfellow (1870) LR 5 QB 549 Barry v Butlin (1838) 2 Moo PC 480; 12 ER 1089 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Dickman v Holley; Estate of Simpson [2013] NSWSC 18 Estate Kouvakis; Lucas v Konakas [2014] NSWSC 786 Estate of George Aeneas McDonald [2015] NSWSC 1610 Fulton v Andrew (1875) LR 7 HL 448 Gill v Woodall [2011] Ch 380 Hoff v Atherton [2004] EWCA Civ 1554; [2005] WTLR 99
In the matter of Statewide Office Furniture Pty Limited [2015] NSWSC 142 King v Hudson [2009] NSWSC 1013 Nock v Austin (1918) 23 CLR 519 Perrins v Holland; In re Perrins, decd [2011] Ch 270 Re Estate of Wai Fun Chan, Deceased [2015] NSWSC 1107 Re Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 Ridge v Rowden; Estate of Dowling (Santow J, 10 April 1986) BC 9601342 Tobin v Ezekiel (2012) 83 NSWLR 757 Williamson Spelleken [1977] Qd R 152 Winter v Crichton; Estate of Galieh (1991) 23 NSWLR 116 Woodley-page v Symons (1987) 217 ALR 25 Worth v Clasohm (1952) 86 CLR 439 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: First Plaintiff: Ivanna Ann-Marie Ferenc Stojic (by her Guardian Sanya Ferenc) Second Plaintiff: Ivan Matthew Stojic Defendant: Simon Stojic Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs: L Ellison SC with D Perrignon Defendant: RD Wilson SC
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