An appeal from a trial judgment upholding the validity of a codicil executed by an 87-year-old mother that changed her will to leave the residue of her estate to one son instead of dividing it equally between two sons.
The appellant son challenged the codicil on grounds of lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, and coercion.
The trial judge found the codicil valid after a 10-day trial.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no palpable and overriding errors in the trial judge's factual findings regarding testamentary capacity, knowledge of assets, and the absence of undue influence or coercion.
