The court asked whether an executor could validly pawn an asset of the estate. Also, the transfers of the two properties previously in the ownership of the testatrix were made by virtue of the dispositions in her will, which have become operative because of the assents of them made by her executors.
Judges:
Viscount Haldane LC
Citations:
[1912] UKHL 4, [1913] AC 76
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Cited – Thompson v Bee and Another CA 20-Nov-2009
The parties disputed the extent and nature of the use allowed for an unregistered but express right of way. The track had been obtained by use for agriculture. The dominant owner appealed against a finding that it was limited to agricultural use, . .
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Wills and Probate, Land
Updated: 13 July 2022; Ref: scu.265973