Irish Land Commission v Forde
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Court | House of Lords (Ireland) |
| Judgment Date | 12 February 1919 |
| Date | 12 February 1919 |
H. L.
Landlord and tenant - Action for recovery of land - Estate purchased by Irish Land Commission - Tenant failing to sign undertaking to purchase his holding - Non-payment of rent - Remedy - Irish Land Commission as landlords - Powers - Irish Land Act, 1903 (3 Edw. 7, c. 37), sects. 6, 18,and 19.
Where the Land Commission acquire an estate under sect. 6 of the Irish Land Act, 1903 (3 Edw. 7. c. 37), they may, exercising the powers of landlords, proceed, against a tenant who has failed to sign all undertaking to purchase his holding, by way of ejectment for non-payment of rent.
Appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal (1).
The House of Lords (Lord Birkenhead C., and Lords Finlay, Atkinson, Shaw of Dunfermline, and Parmoor) unanimously affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal in Ireland.
(1) [1918] 2 I. R. 231, 244.
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