It was recently reported in the press that a 94 year old pensioner, (Mr Hodge), excluded his partner, (Mrs Thompson), of 42 years from his will, so that she did not inherit anything from his £1.5 million pound estate. He instead divided his estate equally between two of his tenants
However, even though Mr Hodge had his wishes written into his will, in a very rare decision, Judge Jarman overruled his wishes and granted Mrs Thompson a portion of his estate.