Earl of Mountcashell v More-Smyth
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Court | House of Lords (Ireland) |
| Judgment Date | 12 March 1896 |
| Date | 12 March 1896 |
House of Lords.
CASES
DETERMINED BY
THE CHANCERY AND PROBATE DIVISIONS
OF
THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN IRELAND,
AND BY
THE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY IN IRELAND,
AND ON APPEAL THEREFROM IN
THE COURT OF APPEAL.
1896.
Estate pur autre vie — Special occupant — Executory agreement — 1 Vict. c. 26, section 6.
Appeal by the defendant from the decision of the Court of Appeal ([1895] 1 Ir. R. 63).
Levett, Q.C., and Thomas Douglas, for the appellant.
Warmington, Q. C., O'Connor, Q. C. (of the Irish Bar), and Charles Church, for the respondent.
The House of Lords (Lord Halsbury, L. C., and Lords Watson, Herschell, Macnaghten, Morris, and Davey) affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal, and dismissed the appeal, with costs (1).
(1) See W. N., March 21st, 1896. p. 33; Law Times, Vol. C, p. 487.
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