Julia Maria Murphy, A Registered Owner of Land

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Court: Chancery Division (Ireland)
• Judge: Ross J.
• Judgment Date: 07 June 1918
• Date: 07 June 1918

JULIA MARIA MURPHY, A REGISTERED OWNER OF LAND.

CHANCERY DIVISION.

Land Registry — Practice — Registered owner a lunatic not so found — Execution of transfer by Committee — Appointment of Guardian —, 1871 (34 Vict. c. 22), ss. 68 and 69; , 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 66), s. 75, sub-s. 2.

In re CallanDLTR 47 I. L. T. R. 235.

Lytle v. Baker Unreported.

The Attorney-General v. The Corporation of DublinIR [1917] 1 I. R. 401, at p. 436.

VoL. I.] CHANCERY DIVISION. 417 JULIA MARIA MURPHY, A REGISTERED OWNER OF LAND. Ross J. (FOLIO 1286., CO. KILDARE.) Land Registry—Practice—Registered owner a lunatic not so found—Execution of transfer by Committee—Appointment of Guardian—Lunacy Regulation, (Ireland) Act, 1871 (34 Vict. c. 22), ss. 68 and 69; Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 66), s. 75, sub-s. 2. The appointment of a guardian under s. 75, sub-s. 2, of the Local RegistraÂtion of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, is not necessary for the purpose of executing a transfer of registered land, the owner of which is a person of unsound mind not so found by inquisition, a committee of his estate having been appointed by the Lord Chancellor. Such committee is a fit and proper person to execute such transfer. MoTIoN by way of appeal from the Registrar of Titles. Julia...