Kay J considered whether a condition in a trust was repugnant: ‘I apprehend that this is the test. An incident of the estate given which cannot be directly taken away or prevented by the donor cannot be taken away indirectly by a condition which would cause the estate to revert to the donor, or by a conditional limitation or executory devise which would cause it to shift to another person.’
Judges:
Kay J
Citations:
(1888) 38 ChD 176
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Chopra v Bindra CA 19-Mar-2009
The parties sought to have declared the effect of a deed of trust under which the on the death of either co-owner, the survivor became entitled to the entirety of the proceeds of sale absolutely. The gift was defective as self defeating. The judge . .
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Trusts
Updated: 19 November 2022; Ref: scu.323751
