Gowing & ors v Ward & anr [2024] WTLR 901
Autumn 2024 #196The deceased died in 2020 at the age of 91. He had three children, one of whom had predeceased him in 2015. The defendants were the deceased’s surviving children, the personal representatives of the deceased’s estate, and the equal beneficiaries of the residuary estate pursuant to a will made in 2018. The claimants were the granddaughters of the deceased (the children of his predeceased son). A family rift opened in 2015 following the death of the deceased’s son. The claimants contended that:
- (a) the deceased lacked testamentary capacity;
- (b) he did not know and app...