context: We begin our analysis with Rod-man's claim that the court erred by not invalidating the 2007 Will in its entirety since Turpin "neither read nor did anyone read to him, the portions of the will which made Aristide Jude a beneficiary" and "was not aware that Aristide Jude was listed as a beneficiary in his will." There is language in a number of probate cases that appears to support appellant's argument that the entire 2007 Will should be invalidated because Turpin did not know the will's entire contents.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 50 Md. 466, 486
citation_a.parenthetical: "Knowledge of its contents is, of course, essential to the validity of every will."
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., Ingersoll Trust, 950 A.2d at 697 n. 18 (citing Estate of Herbert, 90 Hawai'i 443, 979 P.2d 39, 51-52 (1999), for the proposition that “[ajlthough there is a strong presumption that an able-bodied testator or testatrix knew the contents of his or her will, a will may be denied probate if he or she was ignorant of its contents”); Griffith v. Diffenderffer, 50 Md. 466, 486 (Md.1879) (“Knowledge of its contents is, of course, essential to the validity of every will.”); Estate of Gillespie, 183 Ariz. 282, 903 P.2d 590, 592 (1995) (en banc) (“Where the testator lacks knowledge as to the entire contents of the will or is misled as to the nature of the instrument as a whole,” however, “then it is undoubtedly correct that the instrument is inoperative.” (internal citations omitted) (citing 1 Page on the Law of Wills § 5.8, at 176-77 (1960))); see also Estate of Mendoza, 76 Nev. 396, 356 P.2d 13, 16 (1960) (“It needs no citation of authority to support the universally recognized rule that it is essential to the validity of a will that the testator know and understand the contents thereof.”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: "It needs no citation of authority to support the universally recognized rule that it is essential to the validity of a will that the testator know and understand the contents thereof."
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., Ingersoll Trust, 950 A.2d at 697 n. 18 (citing Estate of Herbert, 90 Hawai'i 443, 979 P.2d 39, 51-52 (1999), for the proposition that “[ajlthough there is a strong presumption that an able-bodied testator or testatrix knew the contents of his or her will, a will may be denied probate if he or she was ignorant of its contents”); Griffith v. Diffenderffer, 50 Md. 466, 486 (Md.1879) (“Knowledge of its contents is, of course, essential to the validity of every will.”); Estate of Gillespie, 183 Ariz. 282, 903 P.2d 590, 592 (1995) (en banc) (“Where the testator lacks knowledge as to the entire contents of the will or is misled as to the nature of the instrument as a whole,” however, “then it is undoubtedly correct that the instrument is inoperative.” (internal citations omitted) (citing 1 Page on the Law of Wills § 5.8, at 176-77 (1960))); see also Estate of Mendoza, 76 Nev. 396, 356 P.2d 13, 16 (1960) (“It needs no citation of authority to support the universally recognized rule that it is essential to the validity of a will that the testator know and understand the contents thereof.”).