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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.
Reid's Trustees v. Dawson [1915] UKHL 544 (12 March 1915)
The House of Lords held that Robert Reid’s letter created an enforceable gift of £3,000, not a mere discretion, and that any shortfall had to be met from the general estate.
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.
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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