A will or codicil shall not be valid to pass any property unless it is in writing, subscribed by the testator and attested by two witnesses, each of them subscribing in the testator's presence; but any will executed according to the laws of the state or country where it was executed may be admitted to probate in this state and shall be effectual to pass any property of the testator situated in this state.

(1949 Rev., S. 6951; 1971, P.A. 240; P.A. 80-476, S. 232.)

History: 1971 act required that wills be attested by two rather than three witnesses; P.A. 80-476 rephrased provisions and substituted “property” for “estate”; Sec. 45-161 transferred to Sec. 45a-251 in 1991.