Case Name: In re ESTATE of Raymond A. BLAIS
Court: Vermont Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Decision Date: 1990-11-08
Citations: 155 Vt. 650
Docket Number: No. 89-009
Parties: In re ESTATE of Raymond A. BLAIS
Judges: 
Reporter: Vermont Reports
Volume: 155
Pages: 650–650

Head Matter:
In re ESTATE of Raymond A. BLAIS
[583 A.2d 1275]
No. 89-009
November 8, 1990.

Opinion:
The requirement of signatures of three attesting witnesses for a valid will under 14 V.S.A. § 5 is in accord with the United States Constitution, which leaves to the states to determine the requirements for testamentary transfers. United States v. Fox, 94 U.S. 315, 321 (1876). The requirement of three witnesses, though less common than the requirement of two, is a matter of legislative, not judicial, concern. See In re Wilson's Estate, 119 N.H. 425, 426, 402 A.2d 197, 198 (1979).
Affirmed.