A Testator having died domiciled in India, and appointed by his Will executors in India and in England, and his Executors in India having collected his Assets there, and paid his Debts, and remitted the Surplus to the English Executors for Payment of Legacies given by his Will to Legatees in England : Held, that such Legacies were not subject to Legacy Duty, although the Will was proved in this Country, and a Suit instituted here in respect of such Legacies.
[1837] EngR 650, (1837) Donn Eq 252, (1837) 47 ER 353
Commonlii
England and Wales
Updated: 22 June 2021; Ref: scu.313767
