The wife who had been subjected to years of abuse shot her violent husband dead in the course of an argument, when a loaded shotgun she had picked up and pointed at him as a threat to deter him from offering her further violence went off accidentally.
Held: The appeal against an order for relief failed. The 1982 Act could be used in this case to releive the wife of the severe consequences of the forfeiture rule.
[1985] Fam Law 19, [1986] Ch 180, [1985] 2 All ER 833, [1985] 3 WLR 234
Forfeiture Act 1982 2
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Mack v Lockwood and Others ChD 19-Jun-2009
The claimant had been convicted of the manslaughter of his wife. He now applied for relief agsinst forfeiture of his share of her estate. He was elderly and had suffered some mental impairment after a stroke, which might have led him to misjudge his . .
Cited – D v L and Others ChD 16-Apr-2003
The claimant had been found guilty of the manslaughter by diminished responsibility of the deceased. He now sought disapplication of the 1982 Act.
Held: The application failed: ‘The reforms introduced by the Homicide Act 1957 were designed to . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Updated: 12 August 2021; Ref: scu.428470
