The law is not so absurd as to force a man to take an estate against his will (Townson v Tickell [1819] 3 B. & Ald. 31) is a well-known judicial pronouncement from the 19th century. This principle underpins the legal operation of disclaimers, which, along with deeds of family arrangements, are regularly encountered by advisers dealing with testate and intestate estates and their beneficiaries.
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