Should it not be possible to identify the person of the testator in the manner prescribed in the preceding section, this circumstance shall be stated by the notary or by the witnesses in a proper case, mentioning the documents which the testator may present for such purpose and given a personal description of the same.
If the will should be contested for such a cause, the burden of proving identity of the testator is on the person supporting its validity.
History —Civil Code, 1930, § 635.