if it wasnt about money.

[Kaldin]

Because Nevill's intentions post-mortem were that his wife should inherit. All this talk of commorientes yesterday overlooked the fact of the wishes of the people concerned.

His wife was dead, and he didn't intend his money to go to her relatives. What did June's Will say?

[Steve_uk]

His wife was dead, and he didn't intend his money to go to her relatives. What did June's Will say?

June left her money to Jeremy and the Maida Vale flat to Sheila, along with some land and a lease on Osea Road, which Jeremy could buy her out if he so wished.

[Jane]

Even so,he was still more a part of the family than Sheila or Jeremy had been.

How so? He was a nephew. Sheila and Jeremy were daughter and son.

[lookout]

Given that only a couple of hundred was originally going to the Boutflours,I'd have said that June's Will would have contained similar.

[Jane]

I've never understood why Nevill's estate was awarded to Pamela anyway.

Because Nevill's estate was left to June, and June's next of kin was Pamela.

[lookout]

How so? He was a nephew. Sheila and Jeremy were daughter and son.

Not by blood.

[Kaldin]

Because Nevill's estate was left to June, and June's next of kin was Pamela.

But they don't know who died first - Nevill or June. It would be presumed that June did because she was older, and therefore Nevill couldn't have left his money to her.

Nevill's next of kin were AP and Jackie.

[Jane]

Not by blood.

AP wasn't related to June by blood either, but her children were as much hers, by adoption, as they would have been had they been biological...................but I don't believe you didn't know that.

[Kaldin]

Actually, Nevill only left June the house at Goldhanger and his personal chattels.

[Steve_uk]

Actually, Nevill only left June the house at Goldhanger and his personal chattels.

I think the authors have contradicted themselves on this point because I have read similar, but in Chapter 15 of CAL it's quite plainly stated that Nevill left his estate to June, by which I assume she means the money. Should June predecease him then Nevill's estate was divided equally between Jeremy and Sheila. It's ambiguous because Nevill tied Jeremy to the Farm by making the proviso that he had to be farming to the satisfaction of the Henry Smith trustees for him to inherit the Farm.

[nugnug]

I've never understood why Nevill's estate was awarded to Pamela anyway.

might of had something to do with basel.

[Steve_uk]

might of had something to do with basel.

He was the one who put it in Jeremy's mind that the order of deaths might be important. I'm sure Jeremy realized at that point that it was irrelevant as long as he was first in line.

[Kaldin]

I think the authors have contradicted themselves on this point because I have read similar, but in Chapter 15 of CAL it's quite plainly stated that Nevill left his estate to June, by which I assume she means the money. Should June predecease him then Nevill's estate was divided equally between Jeremy and Sheila. It's ambiguous because Nevill tied Jeremy to the Farm by making the proviso that he had to be farming to the satisfaction of the Henry Smith trustees for him to inherit the Farm.

I'm going by the Will I've read on here, but perhaps there was a different one.

[Kaldin]

might of had something to do with basel.

Yes - he was the executor of both Wills.

[nugnug]

He was the one who put it in Jeremy's mind that the order of deaths might be important. I'm sure Jeremy realized at that point that it was irrelevant as long as he was first in line.

the order of death only becomes important after jeremys conviction

as neviles oldest jeremy was the heir undisputed untill his conviction

he had no reason to concern himself about the order of death.