Dufour v Pereira
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Court | High Court of Chancery |
| Judgment Date | 18 July 1769 |
| Date | 18 July 1769 |
English Reports Citation: 21 E.R. 332
HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY
Dufour
and
Pereira
Mew' Dig. Will, V, a. See Denyssen v. Mortert, 1872, L. R. 4 P. C. 253-8 Moo. P. C. (N. S.) 524; Dias v. De Livera, 1879, 5 App. Cas. 123.
dufour v. peeeira. 18 July 1769. A mutual will by the husband and wife if revoked, must be revoked jointly; or if revoked separately, notice must be given to the other party of such revocation. This cause stood this day for judgment. The case on which the principal question arose, stood thus : Mrs. Camilla Rancer, the wife of Runcer, being entitled to a legacy under the [420] will of her aunt: she and her husband agree to make a mutual will, which they do, and both execute it. The husband died; the wife proved his will, and afterwards made another will...
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