The RSPCA has lost a court of appeal challenge against a ruling thatoverturned a will leaving them a £2.35m farmhouse and land in Northallerton, North Yorkshire.
University lecturer Christine Gill, 59, an only child, had won a high court battle to overturn her parents' will that left their 287-acre farm to the charity, after claiming her "domineering" father coerced her mother into making it.
Gill said in a statement: "It was a matter of huge regret and disappointment to me and my family that the RSPCA chose not to accept the original decision, forcing us to endure another court hearing."
She added: "We can now settle back into our lives on the family farm that I love, and which I have dedicated many years to maintaining."
Before the appeal, a number of charities said they were "very concerned at its possible implications for the charity sector".
Wonder who is picking up the tab for the courts costs.
£120m in a year in donations and still scrounging. Remember that this money does not go the the branches, which are all independent franchised businesses responsible for their own fundraising
Remember that in 2009 the RSPCA killed a total of 63,000 animals - a rise of over 3000 on the previous year. Nice to know how your donations are spent
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