In the case of Brockett and Andersen against Willis and Byrne, in which an application was made at the last sitting of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth for the revocation of probate, and a counter-claim for proof of the will in solemn form, Mr. Justice Salmond has, in a reserved judgment, given his decision that John Willis was not of testamentary capacity when the will of October 22,' 1918, was executed, and that the will was invalid. The grant of probate is, therefore, revoked, and the counter-claim dismissed. Details of the judgment are not yet to hand. A correspondent states that the Main South Road leading out of New Plymouth is in a very dangerous state and ■ has caused numerous accidents, due to the slippery road, which, he says “shines . like glass” and is a menace to horses. He urges tliat the county should imroad « possible,
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Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1921, Page 5
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147Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1921, Page 5
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