Where a testator had directed payment of a legacy out of the reversion of a fund which did not become available for several years after the testator’s death, held that the legacy carried interest from the end of a year after the testator’s death in the absence of any clear direction in the will to postpone payment of the legacy.
Judges:
The Lord Chancellor (Viscount Haldane), the Earl of Halsbury, Lords Ashbourne, Macnaghten, and Atkinson
Citations:
[1912] UKHL 602, 50 SLR 602
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Wills and Probate
Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.619245
