19 Oct 2017
LI PING CHUN, the Co-Administratrix of the Estate of LEUNG FOO SU (or She), the Deceased AND ANOTHER v. LIANG TONGHUA
- Citation
- LI PING CHUN, the Co-Administratrix of the Estate of LEUNG FOO SU (or She), the Deceased AND ANOTHER v. LIANG TONGHUA
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV220/2016
The trial judge's factual findings — including that the mother intended the deceased to succeed the joint-account funds, that the defendant was made joint account holder only to assist management and had no beneficial interest, and that the defendant transferred the funds without the deceased's authority — were not shown to be palpably wrong; accordingly the defendant held the funds on trust for the deceased's estate, the transfers were unauthorized, and the plaintiffs were entitled to an account, payment of sums found due and costs; the appeal is dismissed.