In Re Cutcliffe’s Estate Le Duc v Veness

Subject Matter

PROBATE — Costs of action — Contested probate action — Will duly executed by testator — Contemporaneous declarations by testator that will did not represent his wishes — Whether conduct of testator caused litigation — Whether unsuccessful litigant misled as to testator's intentions entitled to costs out of estate — Unsuccessful plea of undue influence — Rules and exceptions to rules of practice as to costs in probate actions.