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Conditions for the validity of a will
Duty of the proponents of a will where there is a challenge to the validity of a will on grounds of undue influence, forgery and the like
Modes of challenging the validity of a will
Nature of proof required where the validity of a will is challenged on grounds of forgery
Position of the law where the validity of a will is challenged
The rule that the signature of the testator shall be made in the presence of two or more witnesses present
What constitutes the formal validity of a will
Whether an inadequate description or non-description or misdescription of properties devised in a will invalidates the will
Whether a party can challenge the validity of a will found 17 years after the grant of Letters of Administration by filing a caveat
Whether a will attested to by one witness is valid
Whether a will deposited in court after fourteen days after having knowledge of the death of the deceased
Whether a will is valid where the requirement of both witnesses attesting and subscribing after the testator has made his signature or has acknowledged the same to them when both are actually present at the same time is not complied with
Whether a will must take a particular form
Whether or not a plaintiff who alleges that a purported will and testament of a deceased is a not that of the deceased carries the legal and evidentiary burden of proving the negative
Whether the absence of a jurat negates the validity of an otherwise valid Will
Whether the essential requirements of a will can be presumed where there is a challenge to the validity of the will on the ground of forgery
Whether the fact that some devises in a will could not have been made by the testator s a ground to challenge the validity of a will
Whether the failure of the lawyer who drafted a will to testify affects the genuineness of the will
Whether the requirements in Section 2(6) of Act 360 is essential to validity and non-compliance will render the will void
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