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• 2002 BCSC 1584
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The above case is referenced within:

1. Annotated Estates Practice (Current to: January 01 2024)
   • Chapter 1. Wills, Estates and Succession Act—Annotated
     • LX. Gifts to witnesses [§1.49]
2. British Columbia Probate and Estate Administration Practice Manual (Current to: January 15 2023)
   • Chapter 1. Initial Advice for the Personal Representative
     • III. Preparing to Make the Application for Estate Grant [§1.31]
       • C. Reviewing the Deceased’s Will and Advising on Its Terms [§1.46]
         • 4. Gifts under the Will That Are Void, Revoked, or Have Lapsed [§1.57]
           • b. Gift to an Attesting Witness or That Witness’s Spouse [§1.59]
   • Chapter 9. Applications and Disputes in the Course of Estate Administration: The Executor’s Perspective
     • III. Construction of Wills [§9.28]
       • D. Ignoring, Adding, or Changing Words in a Will [§9.32]
         • 1. Rules and Presumptions of Interpretation of a Will [§9.33]
           • b. Common Law Rules (Construction of a Will) [§9.35]
3. Estate Disputes in British Columbia: A Litigator’s Guide (Current to: January 15 2024)
   • Chapter 8. Rectification, Interpretation, and Construction of Wills Disputes
     • V. Interpretation and Construction of Wills [§8.20]
       • C. Approaches to the Interpretation and Construction of Wills [§8.29]
         • 4. Rules and Presumptions of Interpretation and Construction of a Will [§8.35]
           • a. Common Law Rules of Construction [§8.36]