Re Dear (deceased) - [1974] 2 NZLR 353

Wills — Revocation, revival and republication — Will and codicil made in 1942 — New will with revocation clause and codicil made in 1950 — Second codicil made in 1962 confirming 1942 will and codicil — Revival of earlier will — "Revive" — Implied revocation of later will by terms of 1962 codicil — Earlier will and codicil not found — Traced into possession of testator — Rebuttable presumption that will destroyed with intention to revoke — 1962 codicil capable of subsisting independently of and not revoked by presumed destruction of 1942 will and codicil — Wills Act 1837 (UK), ss 20, 22.

Practice — Probate and administration.