Re Potter's Will Trusts
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Year | 1943 |
| Date | 1943 |
| Court | Chancery Division |
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4 cases
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Charles v Barzey
... ... 1 The question in this appeal is the meaning of a devise in the will dated 14 April 1980 of Iris Charles, who died at Elmshall, Dominica on 11 March 1986. At the time ... Furthermore, as Lord Greene MR said in In re Potter's Will Trusts [1944] Ch 70, 77: "It is a fundamental rule in the interpretation of wills that effect must ... ...
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Re Crispin's Will Trusts ; Arkwright v Thurley
...comes within the ordinary meaning of the word used: for example, jewellery ( Re Whitby, 1944 Chancery, 210); horses ( Re Hutchinson, 1943 Chancery, 255); and, we apprehend, furniture. When considering whether an article is an article of household use or ornament, or of personal use or orn......
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Caesar v Morancie
...if possible, in the attempt to give effect to the intention of the testator. He supported this by reference to the case Re Potter's Will Trust (1943) 2 All E.R. 284. He also referred to Re Coward (1887) 57 L.T. 285, C.A.; affirmed [1886 1890] All E.R. Rep. 896; (1889) 60 L.T. 1; and Jackman......
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La Roche v La Roche
...to have, would have understood the testatrix to have meant by the words which she used. Furthermore as Lord Greene MR said in Re Potter's Will Trust (1944) Ch. 70, 77— ‘It is a fundamental rule in the interpretation of wills that effect must be given, so far as possible to the words which t......