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KKO 2402/2017 AI generated

Supreme Court remands estate case to lower court after accepting new will evidence.

Case Number KKO 2402/2017
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Finland remanded the estate dispute to the district court following the acceptance of new evidence regarding a second will. The lower court had previously declared the will invalid because it could not be found in the estate, but the beneficiary now submitted a document claiming to be a second will. The Court ruled that this new evidence required reconsideration by the lower court to determine its validity and impact on the inheritance distribution.

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Testamentilaki 1929; Perinnöslaki 1978: When new evidence of a previously unknown will is presented to the Supreme Court, the case must be remanded to the lower court for a fresh examination of the will's validity and its effect on the estate distribution.

Keywords

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will invalidity estate distribution new evidence remand procedure inheritance law testamentary capacity supreme court review

Cited Legislation

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Testamentilaki 1929
Perinnöslaki 1978
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Supreme Court allows widow's inheritance claim against her heirs, rejecting lower court dismissal for lack of secondary beneficiaries. The court also validates the husband's signature on the joint will.
kko-other_1997_66
Supreme Court allows will invalidation claim when later criminal judgment proves total forgery despite prior form defect ruling.
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal where lower court wrongly denied further proceedings permission due to factual error.
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Perilliset vaativat testamentin julistamista tehottomaksi, koska testamenttia ei ollut löytynyt perittävän jäämistöstä. Hovioikeus julisti testamentin tehottomaksi siltä osin kuin se esti perillisiä saamasta osuuttaan jäämistöstä.

Testamentin saaja haki muutosta hovioikeuden tuomioon ja esitti Korkeimmassa oikeudessa testamentista kappaleen, jonka ilmoitti olevan toisen kahdesta laaditusta kappaleesta. Korkeimmassa oikeudessa esitetty uusi selvitys otettiin huomioon ja asia palautettiin käräjäoikeuteen käsiteltäväksi.