n South African Law Journal - Proving unworthiness to inherit because of criminal conduct of a beneficiary : the rule in Hollington v Hewthorn : notes

Abstract

Danielz NO v De Wet & another 2009 (6) SA 42 (C) highlights the ongoing significance of the rule of evidence that has come to be known as the rule in Hollington v Hewthorn, particularly in proceedings by an executor to prevent an unworthy person from benefiting from a deceased estate.