In Re Cole; Westminster Bank Ltd v Moore

Subject Matter

CHARITY — Children — Deprived of parents — Devise — Income to be applied “for the general benefit and general welfare” of children in local authority's home — Whether valid charitable trust created — Charitable Uses Act, 1601 (43 Eliz. 1, c. 4), preamble — Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 12), ss. 35, 44, 57, 61, 76 — Children Act, 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 43), ss. 1, 12, 15.

ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES — Payment of debts — Property liable — Mortgaged property — Part specifically devised and part falling into residue — Whether liability apportionable — Administration of Estates Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 23), s. 35.