Lawgist148Sale and investment of proceeds of property bequeathed to two or more persons in succession
Where property comprised in a bequest to two or more persons in succession is not specifically bequeathed, it shall, in the absence of any direction to the contrary, be sold, and the proceeds of the sale shall be invested in such securities as the High Court may by any general rule authorise or direct, and the fund thus constituted shall be enjoyed by the successive legatees according to the terms of the will.
Illustration
A, having a lease for a term of years, bequeaths all his property to B for life, and, after B's death to C. The lease must be sold, the proceeds invested as stated in this section and the annual income arising from the fund is to be paid to B for life. At B's death the capital of the fund is to be paid to C.
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- 142 Specific legacy defined
- 143 Bequest of certain sum where stocks, etc., in which invested are described
- 144 Bequest of stock where testator had, at date of will, equal or greater amount of stock of same kind
- 145 Bequest of money where not payable until part of testator’s property disposed of in certain way
- 146 When enumerated articles not deemed specifically bequeathed
- 147 Retention, in form, of specific bequest to several persons in succession
- 148 Sale and investment of proceeds of property bequeathed to two or more persons in succession
- 149 Where deficiency of assets to pay legacies, specific legacy not to abate with general legacies
