References: [1912] 1 Ch 551
Coram: Warrington J
Ratio: Warrington J said: ‘By ademption is meant 1 think in this context a transaction to which the donee as well as the donor is a party.’ Since the testator’s intention had not been communicated to the legatee in his lifetime there was no ademption.
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case is cited by:
- Cited – In Re the Estate of Marjorie Langdon Cameron (Deceased); Peter David Phillips v Donald Cameron and Others ChD (Gazette 21-Apr-99, Times 02-Apr-99, Gazette 28-Apr-99)
One of the testatrix’s children was thought to be profligate, and had failed to maintain his own son. Acting under an enduring power of attorney, the testatrix’s attorneys made a substantial gift in establishing an educational trust for that son’s . .
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