- 18 - nearly 30 years later in anticipation of litigation. Therein, Mr. Chambers purports to recall the intentions underlying certain portions of the testamentary language. Since this case was submitted fully stipulated under Rule 122, we have had no opportunity to view the demeanor of this witness, to obtain any information regarding the basis for and extent of his memory of conversations with Mr. Lassiter, or to assess his credibility. In this context, we are unwilling to rely on or give any weight to Mr. Chambers’ statements. Hence, to engage in a parsing of the complex area of law relating to parol evidence would be a moot and futile exercise. We shall sustain respondent’s objection. To summarize, we shall exclude stipulated paragraphs 12, 13, 14, 15, 25, and 52, and Exhibits 9-P, 10-P, 11-P, 12-P, 13-P, 26-P, 27-P, 28-J, 29-J, and 30-J. III. Revocation of 1970 Will Since a determination that the 1970 will has been revoked would obviate any need to scrutinize its terms and the impact thereon of the 1995 disclaimers, we begin our substantive discussion with the issue of its effectiveness. Documents filed with both this Court and the Probate Court reference a belief on the part of members of the Lassiter family that a more recent will or codicil existed but could not be located. For instance, each of the eight disclaimers recites that “A subsequent will which bequeaths and devises substantially all of the Decedent’sPage: Previous 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Next
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