A gift to a misdescribed beneficiary in a will is not void for uncertainty merely because the description is wrong as to Christian name, surname, sex and relationship with the testator, provided the court can identify the intended beneficiary from the terms of the will and admissible extrinsic evidence. The quantity of mistakes is relevant only if they are so many that the court cannot make a finding as to whom the testator intended to benefit. A trial judge is not obliged to accept unchallenged affidavit evidence, particularly where it is inherently improbable.
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