Cork County Council and Burke v Commissioners of Public Works and Others

JurisdictionIreland
CourtSupreme Court
Judgment Date02 March 1945
Date02 March 1945
(S.C.),
Cork County Council and Burke
and
Commissioners of Public Works and Others

- Small dwellings - Formerly the property of the Crown - Crown property transferred to State - Prerogative - Crown not liable for rates - Crown not bound by statute unless by express words or necessary implication - Meaning of "necessary implication" - Whether State entitled to similar rights - Claim for rates by local authority - Constitution of the Irish Free State, Arts.12, 51, 73 and 80 - Constitution of 1937, Arts. 6, 10, clauses 1 and 2, Art. 49 - Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1923, s. 4, sub-s. 1 (e) s. 16 - Local...

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