14 Apr 1978
CHEUNG SO YIN-KAY v. THE CHARTERED BANK HONG KONG TRUSTEE LTD
- Citation
- CHEUNG SO YIN-KAY v. THE CHARTERED BANK HONG KONG TRUSTEE LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1196/1974
On the evidence the plaintiff's conduct and contemporaneous documents demonstrated she intended the properties as an advancement/gift to her son rather than to create a resulting trust; her allowing the properties to be included in the son's estate and her statements inconsistent with a trust meant the properties vested beneficially in the son and thus formed part of his estate; the bank account was treated differently as intended to benefit the son only on the plaintiff's death and not as an immediate gift; accordingly the plaintiff's claim to the properties was dismissed and the defendant's…