Questione giuridica chiave
Whether a public testament or inheritance contract is invalid if the public officer enters the date by typewriter rather than handwriting.
Decisione estratta
Typewritten dating is sufficient under Art. 500(3) ZGB; the statute does not expressly require handwritten dating.
Motivazione estratta
The law expressly requires the public officer to date and sign the instrument, but only the signature is inherently handwritten. Extending the form requirement to handwritten dating would go beyond the clear wording. The safeguards of the public will and inheritance contract differ from those of a handwritten will, and a typewritten date does not by itself undermine authenticity or truthfulness.