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Re Robson, deceased; Beattie and Others v Blair and Others

Irish Jurist Reports (Digests) Cited authorities 1 Cited in 2 Precedent Map Related
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JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Judgment Date01 January 1940
Date01 January 1940
CourtChancery Division (Northern Ireland)
In re Robson, deceased; Beattie and Others
and
Blair and Others

-Leaseholds - Gift of income to nieces "whilst they remain unmarried" - Resettlement on marriage with power of appointment - Joint tenancy or tenancy-in-common - Life interest until marriage.

The testator devised and bequeathed certain leaseholds to trustees upon trust to pay the income therefrom to his two nieces "whilst they remain unmarried and upon the marriage of one of them to hold the same upon trust as to the share of the one so marrying to settle the same upon her for life with power to appoint among her children and to pay the balance of the income to the one remaining unmarried while she shall so remain and upon her marriage to settle the same upon her upon the same trusts." The nieces survived the testator, after which one of them died unmarried. Held, that the interest which had passed to...

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  • Re Dolan; Smith v Dolan
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 12 Julio 1970
    ...each of them by marriage. 1 See p. 97, post. 2 (1884) 25 Ch. D. 685. 3 (1902) 86 L.T. 78. 4 [1910] 1 Ch. 695. 5 [1935] A.C. 382. 6 [1940] Ir. Jur. Rep. 72. 7 [1945] I.R. 8 [1953] 1 W.L.R. 376. 9 [1945] I.R. 6. 10 [1910] 1 Ch. 695. 11 [1945] I.R. 6. ...

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