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KKO 66/1997 AI generated

Supreme Court allows will invalidation claim when later criminal judgment proves total forgery despite prior form defect ruling.

Case Number KKO 66/1997
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court allowed the claim to declare the will invalid, overturning the lower court's dismissal based on a form defect. Although the lower court rejected the will due to a drafting error, the appellant later provided evidence from a criminal judgment establishing the document was entirely forged. The court ruled that the criminal finding of total forgery superseded the earlier procedural dismissal regarding the will's validity.

Legislator headnote

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Testamentilaki 1929; 10. luku: Pätemättömät testamentit; Jos testamentti on todettu kokonaan väärennetyksi rikosasiassa, voidaan testamentin pätemättömyys hylättyä moitekantaa perustuen muotovirheeseen korjata.

Keywords

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testament validity will forgery criminal judgment form defect invalidation claim

Cited Legislation

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Testamentilaki 1929
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Hovioikeus oli hylännyt testamentin moitekanteen, jolla oli vaadittu testamentin julistamista pätemättömäksi muotovirheen perusteella. Korkeimmassa oikeudessa kantaja esitti selvityksen myöhemmin rikosasiassa annetusta tuomiosta, jolla testamentti oli todettu kokonaan väärennetyksi. Kysymys testamentin pätevyydestä.