A will left a charitable bequest to a particular church at a particular pace. Before the testator’s death the church was demolished, and the land sold for residential development.
Held: As a matter of construction, that the closure of the church did not lead to a failure of the church charity, in this particular case. The destiny of gifts to named charitable institutions located at specific premises, which had gone before the gift took effect, raised difficult questions, but in this case the gift did not fail.
Citations:
Times 27-Jun-2001, Gazette 12-Jul-2001, [2001] EWCA Civ 714
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Wills and Probate, Charity
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.147550
