Main v. Clark's Trustees [1909] ScotLR 118 (19 November 1909)

Main v. Clark's Trustees [1909] ScotLR 118 (19 November 1909)

Advances made under court authority for the maintenance, education, and upbringing of the pursuer's children, both before and after the widow's death, are to be charged against the capital (fee) falling to the children, not against the income that would have fallen to the pursuer. The pursuer is not entitled to credit for interest on those advances, as no such interest is in the hands of the trustees.

Citation
[1909] ScotLR 118
Parties
Pursuer (reclaimer): Mrs Katherine Margaret Clark or Main; Defenders (respondents): William Clark and others, trustees of Peter Clark; Defenders (respondents): Beneficiaries under the trust
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
19 November 1909
Procedural Posture
Civil (succession/trust) / Appeal (reclaiming Motion) From Lord Ordinary to Inner House, Second Division
Outcome
Interlocutor of Lord Ordinary varied; deduction of annual sums paid to children after 26 March 1898 disallowed; otherwise interlocutor adhered to; cause remitted to Lord Ordinary to proceed.
Legal Topics
Legitim, Equitable Compensation, Trust Administration, Maintenance and Education of Beneficiaries
Succession Trusts Legitim Equitable Compensation Trust Administration Maintenance and Education of Beneficiaries

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Parties

Mrs Katherine Margaret Clark or Main

Pursuer (reclaimer)

William Clark and others, trustees of Peter Clark

Defenders (respondents)

Beneficiaries under the trust

Defenders (respondents)

Procedural Posture

Civil (succession/trust) / Appeal (reclaiming Motion) From Lord Ordinary to Inner House, Second Division

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether advances made under court authority for maintenance of grandchildren should be charged against the capital (fee) falling to the grandchildren or against the annual income which would have fallen to the daughter (pursuer) had she not elected to take legitim.
  2. 2 Whether the pursuer is entitled to credit for interest on those advances in the calculation of compensation to the trust estate.

Ratio Decidendi

Advances made under court authority for the maintenance, education, and upbringing of the pursuer's children, both before and after the widow's death, are to be charged against the capital (fee) falling to the children, not against the income that would have fallen to the pursuer. The pursuer is not entitled to credit for interest on those advances, as no such interest is in the hands of the trustees.

Court Disposition

Interlocutor of Lord Ordinary varied; deduction of annual sums paid to children after 26 March 1898 disallowed; otherwise interlocutor adhered to; cause remitted to Lord Ordinary to proceed.

Orders

  • Delete 'one fifth of' before '£100' in the interlocutor.
  • Delete deduction of annual sums paid after 26 March 1898 for maintenance, education, and upbringing of children from the calculation of compensation.