Does Washington Law Require Testator to Sign His Will in Presence of Attesting Witness?

Authors

Ivan W. Goodner, University of Washington School of Law

Abstract

It will be observed that while the statute does not, in terms, require testator to sign in the presence of the attesting witness, it does not mention acknowledgment as a mode of execution. What does "attestation" mean? Webster says that "the subscription of a name to a writing as a witness" is an attestation.

First Page

84

Recommended Citation

Ivan W. Goodner, Notes and Comments, Does Washington Law Require Testator to Sign His Will in Presence of Attesting Witness?, 6 Wash. L. Rev. 84 (1931).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol6/iss2/3