Hearings
England & Wales
25 Jul 1974 [1973] 2 All ER 141, Ch D (Burgess V-C)
25 Jul 1974 [1975] Ch 245; [1974] 3 WLR 657; [1974] 3 All ER 772, CA (Russell, Stamp and James L.JJ.)
In re Crispin’s Will Trusts
Additional names
Arkwright v Thurley
Subject Matter
WILL — Construction — “Personal chattels” — Collection of clocks inherited by testator — Collection maintained by testator but not added to — Clocks kept in locked rooms and not in working order — Whether collection included in “personal chattels” — Administration of Estates Act 1925, s 55 (1) (x)
Appellate History
In re Crispin’s Will Trusts [1973] 2 All ER 141, Ch D
Decision of Burgess V-C reversed
In re Crispin’s Will Trusts [1975] Ch 245; [1974] 3 WLR 657; [1974] 3 All ER 772, CA