 The rule has been repeatedly affirmed in common law jurisdictions, and is commonly referred to as "the rule in "Saunders v Vautier"" for shorthand.A testator, one Richard Wright, had bequeathed £2,000 worth of stock in the East India Company on trust for his great-nephew, Daniel Wright Vautier, and his wife and heirs.According to the terms of the trust, it was to accumulate until Vautier attained the age of 25.