(Year unknown) The donor wrote on pieces of paper that her servant was to have certain property on her death, but these documents did not amount to a valid will.
Held: The gift was imperfect as these documents did not constitute a valid declaration of trust.
Judges:
Sir James Bacon VC
Citations:
LR 16 Eq 340
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Pennington and Another v Waine, Crampton and others CA 4-Mar-2002
The deceased had made a gift of shares. She had executed a transfer, and acting upon the promise, the donee had agreed to become a director which he could only do if he also became a shareholder. The transfer was delivered to the deceased’s agent, . .
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Trusts, Wills and Probate
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.183415