Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Re_Sigsworth
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| gptkbp:citation |
[1935] Ch 89
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
1935
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sigsworth's case
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:High_Court_of_Justice_(Chancery_Division)
Justice Farwell |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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| gptkbp:legalDoctrine |
Forfeiture rule
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| gptkbp:plotSummary |
A son who murdered his mother was prevented from inheriting her estate under the Administration of Estates Act 1925.
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| gptkbp:principle |
A person should not benefit from their own wrongdoing
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| gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
gptkb:Administration_of_Estates_Act_1925
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Precedent for the principle that no one should profit from their own crime
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| gptkbp:subject |
statutory interpretation
inheritance law |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Re_Sigsworth
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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