Re Simpson - [1984] 1 NZLR 738

Wills — Pedigree case — Evidence — Proof of testatrix's genealogy — Partial intestacy — Succession to intestate estate — Admissibility of documentary hearsay evidence from deceased persons who were not blood relatives of testatrix — Whether testatrix was the natural child of named persons — Whether testatrix was the adopted child of named persons for the purposes of s 16 of the Adoption Act 1955.