Wilson v Commissioner of Stamp Duties - [1948] NZLR 1208

Executors and Administrators — Administration — Personal Chattels of Intestate — Intestate killed in Collision while driving his Motor-car — Car regarded as Total Loss — Total Insurance Moneys not Payable to Widow — Widow entitled to Ascertainable Value of Damaged Car at Moment of Deceased's Death — "Personal chattels" — Administration Amendment Act, 1944, s 6 (1) (a).