Breuer v Wright - [1982] 2 NZLR 77

Wills — Family protection — Scope of Act — Testamentary bequest in discharge of a binding contract made during testator's lifetime — Whether the Court's power to make provision out of "the estate of any deceased person" under s 3 of the Family Protection Act 1955 extends to property bequeathed in discharge of an inter vivos contract.

Courts — Judicial precedent — Binding effect of Privy Council decisions from other jurisdictions discussed.

Statutes — Interpretation — Doctrine of parliamentary endorsement of judicial decisions discussed.