Victorian tragedy : the extraordinary case of Banks v Goodfellow
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0854902538
ISBN 13
9780854902538
Category
United Kingdom
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Publication Year
2018
Publisher
Pages
xii, 262 pages
Subject
United Kingdom Famous Trials
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Abstract
"A Victorian tragedy, for the first time, describes how the landmark court case of Banks v Goodfellow (1870) came about, what happened to the protagonists and how an enlightened judgement provided a practical definition of testamentary capacity that has since been used throughout the common law world law. While the book will undoubtedly appeal to lawyers, the book's portrayal of a mid-Victorian family and the treatment of the insane will also be of interest to the more general reader..." - Cover
Description
Contents:
Introduction
Who was John Banks the Elder?
John Banks the Elder: his life, illness and death
The wills of John Banks the Elder
Margaret Banks Goodfellow: The niece and beneficiary of the last will
The trials of the will
John Banks the younger: the claimant
Edward Barrow Goodfellow: the defendant
The question that still remain
Appendix I Information
Appendix II Biographical sketches of the judges and principal barristers
Appendix III The judgement in Queen's Bench
Endnotes
Index
Introduction
Who was John Banks the Elder?
John Banks the Elder: his life, illness and death
The wills of John Banks the Elder
Margaret Banks Goodfellow: The niece and beneficiary of the last will
The trials of the will
John Banks the younger: the claimant
Edward Barrow Goodfellow: the defendant
The question that still remain
Appendix I Information
Appendix II Biographical sketches of the judges and principal barristers
Appendix III The judgement in Queen's Bench
Endnotes
Index
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Number of Copies
1
