From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988

JudgeHonourable Madam Justice J.H. Goss
Citation2019 ABQB 988
Docket NumberES03 149077
CourtCourt of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
Date20 December 2019
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5 practice notes
  • Campbell v Ensminger,
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 5 May 2022
    ...January 8, 2016 Will be probated and administered by herself. [56]        She relies upon From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988, which confirms the prior authorities in determining the tests for testamentary capacity and for challenging a will. While a will that has ......
  • Morin Estate (Re),
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 20 November 2020
    ...of fact to be determined from all the circumstances, on an assessment that is highly individualized and fact-specific: From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988, para 121. Medical evidence may sometimes be helpful, but often the evidence of lay witnesses is more important, even determinative: Laszlo v Law......
  • Arena Estate (Re), 2020 ABQB 206
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 27 March 2020
    ...of fact to be determined from all the circumstances, on an assessment that is highly individualized and fact-specific: From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988, para 121. Medical evidence may sometimes be helpful, but often the evidence of lay witnesses is more important, even determinative: Laszlo v Law......
  • Magnuson Estate,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 23 May 2023
    ...it must be sworn on the basis of the personal knowledge of the affiant: Murphy v Cahill, 2012 ABQB 793 at para 25 [ Murphy]; From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988 at para 103; Moore v Wetaskiwin Friends and Horizons Training, 2022 ABKB 617 at para 34 [ Moore]. To rely on inadmissible hearsay evidence ......
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  • Campbell v Ensminger,
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 5 May 2022
    ...January 8, 2016 Will be probated and administered by herself. [56]        She relies upon From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988, which confirms the prior authorities in determining the tests for testamentary capacity and for challenging a will. While a will that has ......
  • Morin Estate (Re),
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 20 November 2020
    ...of fact to be determined from all the circumstances, on an assessment that is highly individualized and fact-specific: From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988, para 121. Medical evidence may sometimes be helpful, but often the evidence of lay witnesses is more important, even determinative: Laszlo v Law......
  • Arena Estate (Re), 2020 ABQB 206
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 27 March 2020
    ...of fact to be determined from all the circumstances, on an assessment that is highly individualized and fact-specific: From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988, para 121. Medical evidence may sometimes be helpful, but often the evidence of lay witnesses is more important, even determinative: Laszlo v Law......
  • Magnuson Estate,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 23 May 2023
    ...it must be sworn on the basis of the personal knowledge of the affiant: Murphy v Cahill, 2012 ABQB 793 at para 25 [ Murphy]; From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988 at para 103; Moore v Wetaskiwin Friends and Horizons Training, 2022 ABKB 617 at para 34 [ Moore]. To rely on inadmissible hearsay evidence ......
1 firm's commentaries
  • How Memory Issues And Delusional Beliefs Invalidated A Will
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 3 March 2020
    ...lack the mental capacity required to make a valid Will. A recent decision from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench (Re: From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988) highlights some important considerations regarding the issue of The Deceased The Deceased at the heart of this case, Lorne From, died at the age......

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