page_title: Allhusen v Whittell
section_title: Judgment
hierarchical_section_title: Allhusen v Whittell / Judgment
caption_attribution_description: William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley (1801-1881)
context_page_description: Allhusen v Whitell LR 4 Eq 295 is an English trusts law case which lays down a rule of equity which requires the trustee of a trust to strike a fair balance between the beneficiaries who are tenants for life and those who are remaindermen in respect of payment of the debts of an estate. The life tenant under a will is entitled to income earned after the testator's death, but it often takes some time to ascertain and settle all of those debts. In the meantime the assets of the estate are earning income for tenant for life, whereas the life tenant should only receive income from the estate net of the debts; the rule in Allhusen v White requires the life tenant to make a contribution.
context_section_description: The judgment of the Court was given by the Vice Chancellor, Sir William Page Wood.
caption: Page-Wood VC.
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