5 Jan 2000
BERMUDA TRUST (HONG KONG) LTD. v. THE SHUM YEE HING TONG CO., LTD.
- Citation
- BERMUDA TRUST (HONG KONG) LTD. v. THE SHUM YEE HING TONG CO., LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA15976/1998
The conditional bequest remained unfulfilled because estate duty had not been paid; the alleged representation/assent could not override the terms of the will nor create beneficial entitlement where the company and Mr Shum had knowledge of the will's condition; there was no sufficient reliance or detriment to establish estoppel; therefore summary judgment for the executor was appropriate, with interest at judgment rate to run from 21 July 1998.