Section 77: When words may be supplied
The Succession Act · Federal Acts · Part VI · in_force
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Where any word material to the full expression of the meaning has been omitted, it may be supplied by the context. Illustration The testator gives a legacy of “five hundred” to his daughter A and a legacy of “five hundred rupees” to his daughter B. A will take a legacy of five hundred rupees.
Related sections
Section 76: Misnomer or misdescription of objectSection 78: Rejection of erroneous particulars in description of subjectSection 75: Inquiries to determine questions as to object or subject of willSection 79: When part of description may not be rejected as erroneousSection 74: Wording of willSection 80: Extrinsic evidence admissible in cases of patent ambiguity
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