George Abraham Vadakathu v Jacob George
Judge | Chan Sek Keong CJ |
Judgment Date | 03 April 2009 |
Neutral Citation | [2009] SGHC 79 |
Court | High Court (Singapore) |
Published date | 09 April 2009 |
Subject Matter | Succession and Wills,Whether testator had testamentary capacity to execute his will,Test to determine testamentary capacity,Schizophrenic executing a will,Testamentary capacity,Mental disability |
Defendant Counsel | Eugene Thuraisingam and Muralli Rajaram (Allen & Gledhill LLP) |
Plaintiff Counsel | Prabhakaran Nair (Ong Tan & Nair) |
3 April 2009 |
Judgment reserved. |
Chan Sek Keong CJ:
Background
The non-medical evidence
The Appellant’s evidence
GVA’s evidence
Yusof’s evidence
Guna’s evidence
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