Re Ryan - [1990] 3 NZLR 91

Wills — Probate — Testator lost at sea — Widow applied for probate in common form — Registrar required application for leave to presume death, although there was evidence from survivor that deceased "appeared to be dead" before the body disappeared — Whether application for leave to presume death was necessary if evidence clearly inferred that death occurred — Whether probate in common form should be granted — High Court Rules, RR 645 and 646.