Schizophrenia, insane delusions and testamentary capacity are the core features of Haim v NSW Trustee & Guardian; Estate of Feuerring [2013] NSWSC 1406 (17 September 2013)
This recent NSW decision on testamentary capacity is interesting, not only because of the mystery of the missing/non-existent beneficiary, but because the testator did not outwardly exhibit signs of delusion at the time of executing his will, yet the court found he was suffering an insane delusion.
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