A's will gives to B ".......... rupees" in one clause and "my estate of .........." in another, both…
A blank in a will is a deficiency on its face, and section 81 forbids extrinsic evidence of the testator's intention in such a case. Illustration (iii) to section 81 says…
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A's will gives to B ".......... rupees" in one clause and "my estate of .........." in another, both left blank. B wishes to prove, from A's letters, the sum and the estate A meant. What may B prove?
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Correct answer B
A blank in a will is a deficiency on its face, and section 81 forbids extrinsic evidence of the testator's intention in such a case. Illustration (iii) to section 81 says "evidence is not admissible to show what sum or what estate the testator intended to insert". Contrast section 80, which admits evidence only where clear words turn out to fit more than one person or thing.