Donations mortis causa are not abolished by the Wills Act. There had been a valid donatio mortis causa of a debt of C500 by delivery of a receipt signed by the debtor stating that the debt was to bear interest at a specified rate.
Knight-Bruce V-C
[1851] EngR 606, (1851) 4 De G and Sm 517, (1851) 64 ER 938
Commonlii
England and Wales
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Cited – Sen v Headley CA 28-Feb-1991
D, who was in hospital and near death, said to R (his former partner): ‘The house is yours, Margaret. You have the keys. They are in your bag. The deeds are in the steel box.’ After D’s death R discovered that D had put had put into her bag the only . .
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Wills and Probate
Updated: 30 November 2021; Ref: scu.296922