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In England after the Reformation such bequests were deemed to be invalid in law as "superstitious" until 1919, when the House of Lords held them to be valid.
In Ireland a judgment of the Court of Chancery in 1823 found that in that country such bequests had always been legally valid.
Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron MannersBritish lawyer and politician
Frank Russell, Baron Russell of KillowenBritish judge (1867-1946)
Chancery Amendment Act 1858Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Charles O'Connor (judge)Irish judge
New York Court of Chancery1701–1847 state court
Court of Chancery (Ireland)Court in the Irish legal systemText from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source article