testate succession

Question 1

property passing on death other than will -3 ways ( with provisions

2 cases

Answer 1

s.43 - survivorship (joint ownership)
s.39 csa- nomination
s.31 - donotio mortis cause (5 things
1. llillngson case
wildish v fowler- ‘take care of this’

Question 2

the creation of a valid will

1. capacity - s.?
   3 things (4 cases)
2. knowledge and approval - s?
   T(1),SC (1 CASE),M (2 CASES) C(1)
3. types of wills
   4 cases ( 1 for oral privileged and 3 for written)
   S,W,A
   what about beneficiary?
   presumption of due execution: 1 case

s.15?

privileged wills - 2 types -2 cases

Answer 2

1. s.5
   vijah chandraknt sha v public trustee
   banks v good fellow (3 criteria for mental capacity)
   dew v clark
   re nightngale case - father pillow
2. s.7
   In the estate of wallace
   wintle v nya
   in the goods of hunt
   re morris
   wambui v gikonyo

s.8 written or oral
s.9 - oral (and privileged oral will - re wattingham case

s. 10- written prevails oral
s.11 - written ( re murray)
- sign (re cooks estate)
- witness (brown v skirrow)
Attestation - re beadle (signed an envelope)
s. 13 - someone attesting and beneficiarying needs 2 more other attesting witnesses
presumption of due execution - karanja v karanja

s.15: written will execured prior to the commencement of the act, are to be treated as properly executed according tot he requirements of the law in force at the time of excution

privileged oral wills: s.9 - defined active service s.3)
- re stable
- re wattingham -training is active service in english cases
privileged written wills - s.297

Question 3

revocation- 2 broad ways: 3 ways for 1 (4 cases) provision?

alteration - ?

revival -?

Answer 3

Revoke - 18 and 19
expressed
implied
destruction
- cheese v lovejoy
-re mortons goods
-gills v gills
- re aynsley

alteration- s.20
- kell v charmer
re hortford’s goods

revival - s.21
re hardyman

Question 4

gifts by will (4 types)
FAILURE - 8

Answer 4

G,S,P,D ,R

1. doctrine of ademption - s.23
2. doctrine of lapse - s.23
3. commorientes - s.43
4. mistake, fraud or undue influence
5. uncertaincty
6. forfeiture - s.96 and s20 of penal code
7. perpetuity - s.25 - 4th schedule of act
8. private prupose trusts

Question 5

contructions of wills - 1 case
s.? – schedule ? – rules ???

6 types of rules

Answer 5

def - perry v morgan
s.22, 1st schedule , 78 rules

1. dont make words
2. ordinary natural sense
3. read as a whole
4. read for itself e.g armchair rule etc
5. ascertain subjct of the fist
6. ascertain the beneficiaries