The Weekly Law Reports
[1969] 1 WLR 1037
[COURT OF APPEAL]
In re
THORNLEY, DECD.
THORNLEY v. PALMER AND OTHERS
1969 April 20,
21,
22
Harman, Danckwerts and Edmund Davies L.JJ.
Court of Appeal
— Discretion of judge, matter within
— Family provision
— Reasonable provision for widow
— Whether Court of Appeal may increase amount.
Family Provision
— Widow
— “Reasonable provision”
— Discretion of judge
— When Court of Appeal will interfere
— Order for additional £100 a year made by judge
— Amount increased on appeal
— Whether realisation of capital “imprudent”
—
Inheritance (Family Provision) Act, 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6, c. 45), s. 1 (1) (5) (6)[1] (as amended by Intestates' Estates Act, 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2, c. 64), Sch. 3).