Barrington's Hospital v Commissioner of Valuation
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1958 |
| Date | 01 January 1958 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
Public voluntary hospital -Poor patients treated free - Some patients paid for by local authority and other bodies - Some patients paying small sums - Some patients paying full amount of maintenance - Whether hospital "used exclusively for charitable purposes"- Whether hospital "dedicated to or used exclusively for charitable purposes" - Grant in aid made to hospital annually by local authority -Hospital distinguished as exempt in valuation lists until 1951 - Hospital then valued - Appeal against valuation - Case stated - Meaning of "charitable purposes" - Poor Relief (Ir ) Act, 1838 (1 2 Vict., c. 56), s. 63 - Valuation (Ir.) Act, 1852 (15 16 Vict., c. 63), s. 16 - Valuation (Ir.) Act, 1854 (17 18 Vict., c. 8), s. 2.
Barrington's Hospital (hereinafter referred to as "the Hospital") was founded in 1830 by Joseph Barrington and his sons for the...
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