Re Fairhurst (deceased) - [1976] 1 NZLR 51

Executors and administrators — Probate and letters of administration where testator leaves more than one will — Later will containing no express revocation of earlier wills — Duty of Court on application for probate or letters of administration to decide whether later will revoked the earlier wills — Admissibility of extrinsic evidence as to the intention of the testator to revoke former will — Statement in testatrix's handwriting below the witnesses' signatures as to intention — Witness deposed that the writing beneath signatures was not there at the time will was executed.