In re Estate of Blais
583 A.2d 1275, 155 Vt. 650, 1990 Vt. LEXIS 240
Opinion
The requirement of signatures of three attesting witnesses for a valid will under 14 V.S.A. § 5 is in accord with the United States Constitution, which leaves to the states to determine the requirements for testamentary transfers. United States v. Fox, 94 U.S. 315, 321 (1876). The requirement of three witnesses, though less common than the requirement of two, is a matter of legislative, not judicial, concern. See In re Wilson’s Estate, 119 N.H. 425, 426, 402 A.2d 197, 198 (1979).
Affirmed.
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Related
United States v. Fox
94 U.S. 315 (Supreme Court, 1877)
In re Estate Wilson
402 A.2d 197 (Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1979)