A gift on a contingency which does not occur nevertheless takes effect on the happening of an event which is a fortiori.
Citations:
(1711) Prec Ch 316
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – Brock v Bradley 1864
A legacy to a single woman if she survives her husband takes effect if she never marries. . .
Cited – Venables and others v Hornby (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Taxes) HL 4-Dec-2003
The company director taxpayer had retired from his company but stayed on as an unpaid non-executive director. The trust deed for the company’s pension scheme provided for payments to be made to an employee. The director sought relief from payment of . .
Applied – Murray v Jones 1813
A gift over in the event of a prior legatee having only one child takes effect if the prior legatee has no child. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Trusts
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.189911