The Law Reports (Chancery Division)
[1966] Ch 666
[COURT OF APPEAL]
In re
JEBB, DECD.
WARD-SMITH AND ANOTHER v. JEBB AND OTHERS
[1962 J. No. 9007]
1965 July 14
LORD DENNING M.R. DANCKWERTS and WINN L.JJ.
Will Construction
— Children
— Adoption
— Gift to child or children
— Whether adopted child to benefit
— Adopter unlikely to bear children
— Intention
— Circumstances known to testator at time of will
—
Adoption of Children Act, 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5, c. 29), s. 5 (2).
Will
— Construction
— Extrinsic evidence
— Whether intention to include adopted child.
Adoption
— Will
— “Child”
— Intention.
Judicial Precedent
— Construction
— Will
— Precedent only to be used as guide to testator's intention
— Whether child includes adopted child.