A sum of money is bequeathed to A "when he shall attain the age of 18", with no direction about income…
Illustration (ii) to section 120 says that whether the words are "in case he shall attain" or "when he shall attain" 18, A's interest "is contingent until the condition is…
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A sum of money is bequeathed to A "when he shall attain the age of 18", with no direction about income in the meantime. What is A's interest before he reaches 18?
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Correct answer A
Illustration (ii) to section 120 says that whether the words are "in case he shall attain" or "when he shall attain" 18, A's interest "is contingent until the condition is fulfilled by his attaining that age." Here reaching 18 is the condition of the gift itself, not merely the time of payment. Contrast a gift "to be paid to him upon his attaining" 18, which vests at once under section 119.