Walter Edwards And Mary His Wife Only Child of Richard Freeman Esq, Late Lord Chancellor of Ireland, By Elizabeth His First Wife One of The Daughters of Sir Anthony Keck v Anne Freeman Widow And Administratrix of The Said Richard Freeman: 1727

Husband by marriage settlement secures a portion for daughters of the marriage, in default of issue male ; there is one daughter only, the husband survives that wife, and marries again, leaves issue by the second wife, and dies intestate, the daughter by the first marriage being an infant and her portion not then due, if the daughter lives till the portion is due, it is an advancement pro tanto, and must be brought into hotchpot as to the other issue.

Citations:

[1727] EngR 22, (1727) 2 P Wms 435, (1727) 24 ER 803

Links:

Commonlii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Trusts, Family

Updated: 23 November 2022; Ref: scu.388924