OSAKA, Sep 21 (News On Japan) –
A will left by Kosuke Nozaki, the rich businessman generally known as the ‘Don Juan of Kishu,’ declaring that his complete property of about 1.3 billion yen be donated to Tanabe City has once more been acknowledged as legitimate, with the Osaka High Court upholding the sooner ruling towards claims by his family that the doc was cast.
Nozaki, who made his fortune in lending and liquor wholesale, was a outstanding determine in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, usually holding giant quantities of money and valuable metals at his house. In a previous interview, he mentioned, “This watch cost 4.5 million yen. I usually keep around 700 million yen at home.”
After his sudden demise from acute stimulant poisoning in 2018, a handwritten will in purple ink was found stating, “I bequeath all my personal assets to Tanabe City. Kosuke Nozaki.” In 2020, his family filed go well with, contesting the validity of the doc. They argued that the handwriting was unnatural and that there was no rational motive for Nozaki to donate his property to the town.
The Wakayama District Court, nevertheless, dominated in June final yr that the handwriting confirmed traits distinctive to Nozaki, and judged the need to be legitimate. Dissatisfied, the family appealed, claiming the signature may have been traced from one other doc and cast.
In its ruling on September nineteenth, the Osaka High Court dismissed the attraction, stating that though the signature resembled one on one other doc, this alone didn’t represent enough grounds to presume forgery. The court docket upheld the decrease court docket’s discovering that the need was legitimate.
The case is additional difficult by Nozaki’s demise itself. His then 29-year-old spouse was indicted for homicide and different prices, however in December final yr the Wakayama District Court acquitted her. Prosecutors have since appealed the acquittal.
Source: MBS