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The Privy Council restored the trial judge’s finding that Vashti had been promised the Land on the Hill, rejected a new estoppel case, and set aside demolition of the New House.
The Privy Council restored the trial judge’s dismissal of undue influence claims over 2007 land transfers from Austin Jude to his son Vandyke Jude.
Privy Council probate appeal dismissed, upholding concurrent findings that the will was duly executed and not shown to have been destroyed before death.
The Privy Council held that the baronetcy of Pringle of Stichill was imprescriptible, admitted DNA evidence, and advised that Murray Pringle is entitled to succeed.
The Privy Council upheld findings that Mrs Desir exercised actual undue influence over Mrs Butcher, but set aside improbation of the deed for procedural reasons.
Donaldson's Trustees v. Donaldson's Executrix [1915] UKHL 97 (29 October 1915)
The House of Lords held that Peter Donaldson’s share of his father’s residue vested absolutely at age twenty-five, so the retained portion passed to his estate.
Nasmyth's Trustees v. National Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and Others [1914] UKHL 725 (14 July 1914)
The House of Lords held that a will’s gift to the “National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children” passed to the London society, not the Scottish one.
Walford and another v. Walford [1912] UKHL 602 (21 June 1912)
House of Lords held that a legacy payable from a reversionary fund carried interest from a year after death because the will did not clearly postpone payment.
Crum Ewing's Trustees v. Bayly's Trustees and Others [1911] UKHL 401 (20 March 1911)
The House of Lords held that beneficiaries had to elect between rights under a prior settlement and benefits under their mother's will, despite the estate being separable and one gift being alimentary.
Anderson and Others (Binnie's Trustees) v. Prendergast and Others [1910] UKHL 251 (07 December 1910)
The House of Lords held that testamentary wording directing a division “equally, share and share alike” required a per capita distribution among Agnes’s grandchildren.
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