XBP v XBO

[2025] SGHC(A) 15 High Court (Appellate Division) 2 September 2025 • AD/CA 88/2024 • 42 min read

5 cases cited

Catchwords

Succession and Wills — Testamentary capacity — Mental disability

Practice Areas

Succession and Wills

Judges (3)

Ang Cheng Hock Delivered Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram See Kee Oon Coram

Counsel (9)

Lisa Sam & Company Firm Netto & Magin LLC Firm Sreenivasan Chambers LLC Firm Luke Anton Netto Counsel Appellant Narayanan Sreenivasan Counsel Appellant Nidesh s/o Muralidharan Counsel Appellant Sam Hui Min Lisa Counsel Respondent Tan Kai Ning Claire Counsel Appellant Wong Pei Yee Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

XBO Respondent XBP Appellant

Summary

An appeal concerning the validity of a 2012 will where the testator's daughter challenged his testamentary capacity, arguing he suffered from dementia. The Appellate Division dismissed the appeal, finding the testator retained testamentary capacity to execute the simple three-clause will and knew and approved of its contents bequeathing his entire estate to his son.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act (Cap 97)

s 103(1)

Cases Cited (5)

SG (1)

[2013] SGHC 107

SLR (4)

[2007] 1 SLR(R) 292 [2009] 3 SLR(R) 631 [2010] 4 SLR 373 [2017] 1 SLR 141

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 15)