Taylor v Martindale
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 28 May 1841 |
| Date | 28 May 1841 |
| Court | High Court of Chancery |
English Reports Citation: 59 E.R. 1092
HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY
S. C. 10 L. J. Ch. 339; 5 Jur. 648. Followed, Parsons v. Parsons, 1869, L. R. 8 Eq. 262; Joynt v. Richards, 1882, 11 L. R. Ir. 278.
Annuity. Heir and Executor. Will Construction.
1092 TAYLOR V. MAKTINDALE 12 SIM. 158. [158] taylor v. martindale. May 28, 1841. [S. C. 10 L. J. Ch. 339; 5 Jur. 648. Followed, Parsons v. Parsons, 1869, L. R. 8 Eq. 262; Joynt v. Richards, 1882, 11 L. R. Ir. 278.] Annuity. Heir and Executor. Will. Construction. A testator gave his real and personal estate to his wife, subject, amongst other bequests, to an annuity of £50 to A. B. far ever. Held, that on A. B.'s death intestate, the annuity passed not to his heir, but to his personal representative. James Howe made his will in the following words:- " I will, devise and bequeath, after all debts are paid, all the worldly property I die possessed of, whatsoever and wheresoever; one freehold estate, named Heath Cottage, at Tonbridge Wells, Kent; one freehold house, Hendon, Middlesex; and all freeholds, copyholds, leaseholds, monies in the funds, monies lent, stock-in-trade, and all other property of any or every kind, as I before observed, that I die possessed of, whatsoever and wheresoever, to my beloved wife, Sophia Howe, subject only to the hereafter written and following bequests : to my wife Sophia Howe's dearly beloved sister, £50 a year for her life, and, at her death, to be equally divided between her son, George Cheeseman, my dearly beloved wife, Sophia Howe, her own nephew, and Augustus Howe, my own nephew, son of my beloved brother, £25 a year.to each for ever(l); and to my own dearly beloved brother, £50 a year far ever. I hope I am explicit. I will, devise and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife, Sophia Howe, all my freeholds, copyholds, leaseholds, monies in the funds, lent, stock-in-trade, book debts and all other of whatever description I die possessed of, whatsoever and wheresoever, subject only to the above written bequests." And he appointed his wife his sole executrix. [159] William Howe, the testator's brother, survived the testator and died intestate. The question was whether the annuity of £50 a year given to him for ever passed on his death to his heir or to his personal representative. Mr. Knight Bruce and Mr. Simpson appeared for the Plaintiffs, who were not interested in the subject of the question. Mr. G. Richards, for the heir of W. Howe, said that the...
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