Prima facie a reference to a ‘child’ in a statute or legal instrument means a child born within wedlock, but the word can be read more widely. Under the Act, which dealt with industrial assurance for the funeral expenses of children, the word should be read to include illegitimate children.
Judges:
MacKinnon J
Citations:
100 LJ KB 263, [1931] 2 KB 125, 145 LT 45, 75 SJ 206, 47 TLR 318
Statutes:
Friendly Societies Act 1896 1(b)
Insurance
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.182777