Does a residuary legatee have an interest in unascertained residue attached to specific items or property?

Saskatchewan, Canada


The following excerpt is from Re Stern Estate, 1983 CanLII 2600 (SK SU):

In Lord Sudeley v. Attorney General, [1897] A.C. 11, the issue arose whether the interest of a residuary legatee, in the unascertained residue, attached to specific items or property forming part of that estate.

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