WILLS – VALIDITY – COWDEROY V CRANFIELD [2011] EWHC 1616
NOVEMBER 11TH 2011 | 05:11 TAGS:
This case provides a useful reminder of how essential contemporaneous file and attendance notes are in examining the validity of a Will.
The facts
Mrs Helen Imrie Blofield (the deceased) died on 19 October 2008 having made her Will on 13 November 2006. She appointed Lionel Cranfield (Lionel) as her sole executor and left him her entire estate.
The deceased’s granddaughter, Mrs Leigh Cowderoy (Leigh) disputed the Will and sought revocation of the Grant issued to Lionel. If the Will failed Leigh would be the deceased’s sole beneficiary under the intestacy rules.
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