IAN ALEXANDER WILLIAM HARLEY AGAINST BERYL ANITA HARLEY, EXECUTRIX NOMINATE OF THE LATE JAMES MILLAR HARLEY [2022] SC PER 14 (22 April 2022)

IAN ALEXANDER WILLIAM HARLEY AGAINST BERYL ANITA HARLEY, EXECUTRIX NOMINATE OF THE LATE JAMES MILLAR HARLEY [2022] SC PER 14 (22 April 2022)

The court found that the defender, as executrix, had properly administered the estate and discharged her duties in accordance with the law.

Citation
[2022] SC PER 14
Parties
Pursuer: Ian Alexander William Harley; Defender: Beryl Anita Harley, Executrix Nominate of the Late James Millar Harley
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
22 April 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Outcome
claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Executor Duties, Estate Administration, Testamentary Disputes
Succession Law Executor Duties Estate Administration Testamentary Disputes

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Parties

Ian Alexander William Harley

Pursuer

Beryl Anita Harley, Executrix Nominate of the Late James Millar Harley

Defender

Procedural Posture

Civil / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defender, as executrix, properly administered the estate of the late James Millar Harley
  2. 2 Whether the pursuer is entitled to any relief or accounting from the defender

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the defender, as executrix, had properly administered the estate and discharged her duties in accordance with the law.

Court Disposition

claim dismissed

Orders

  • No further orders made