Estate of Williams

Citations

• 5 Coffey 1

Syllabus

<p>Wills—Technicalities of Execution—Acknowledgment.—The technicalities of the law relating to the. making of wills are deemed to have been satisfied where the circumstances surrounding the transaction show a substantial compliance, and that compliance need not consist of words or even gestures, but may find its legal expression in silence and acquiescence. This is particularly true as to the acknowledgment of the signature.</p> <p>Wills.—The Acknowledgment of His Signature by a testator is not required to be made in any particular words or in any specified manner, but if, by sign, motion, conduct or attending circumstances, the attesting witness is given to understand that the testator has already subscribed the instrument, this is a sufficient acknowledgment.</p> <p>Wills—Testimony of Subscribing Witnesses.—The comparative powers of remembering legal details in the execution of wills, possessed by professional and laical minds, is commented upon by the court in considering the testimony of subscribing witnesses.</p>