The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[1960] AC 659
[JUDICIAL COMMITTEE]
CLIFFORD W. L. CALLWOOD APPELLANT; AND ELSE E. CALLWOOD RESPONDENT.
ON APPEAL FROM THE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF THE WEST INDIES.
1960 March 21.
LORD TUCKER, LORD JENKINS and LORD MORRIS OF BORTH-Y-GEST.
Conflict of Laws
— Immovable property
— Devolution
— Will
— Danish community of property law
— Whether applicable by Danish law extraterritorially to immovable property
— Whether Danish law or lex situs to be applied by English law.
Evidence
— Foreign law
— Onus of proof
— Affidavit agreeing with United States court on point not in issue.