Five granddaughters who were handed just £50 each of their grandfather's £500,000 fortune because he was 'hurt' they never visited him have been ordered to pay £220,000 in court costs.
But their case was thrown out by a judge who ruled it was 'entirely rational' for the 'disappointed' grandfather to cut them out due to their 'very limited contact'. Lawyers for the five granddaughters had argued that they should not pay all the costs of the case, accusing their uncle of 'provocative' behaviour, and asking for some of the bills of the fight to come out of their grandfather's estate.
When his final 2018 will was read after his death, a bitter shouting match broke out - which was recorded and played to the court - when it was revealed that the five sisters had been all but cut out.The sisters had claimed their grandfather was 'frightened' of their Uncle Terry, who they said 'coerced' him into changing his will
Giving judgment, Master Brightwell sided with Terry and Sue and described the 2018 will as 'rational' in the circumstances, given that Fred Jr's children had not seen much of their grandfather after their father's death in 2015. 'It was admitted by Terry Ward at the will reading that such a promise was made. But it can't be said that the deceased was the real cause of the litigation.
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